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Letters “Doctor” as an anachronism

No, mate, use of the title “Doctor” is not an anachronism that disrespects patients

BMJ 2015; 351 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.h6912 (Published 23 December 2015) Cite this as: BMJ 2015;351:h6912

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