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The Brady Bunch? New evidence for nominative determinism in patients’ health: retrospective, population based cohort study

BMJ 2013; 347 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.f6627 (Published 12 December 2013) Cite this as: BMJ 2013;347:f6627

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Re: The Brady Bunch? New evidence for nominative determinism in patients’ health: retrospective, population based cohort study

One physician at my previous hospital of employment was named Dr. Docktor.

I would be interested in seeing if this phenomenon is present in South Korea with their limited variety of surnames...

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15 December 2013
Betty Choi
Pediatrician
UCLA Medical Center
757 Westwood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA