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Forgoing medical nutrition and hydration

An area for fine-tuning clinical skills

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  1. Northwest Center for Veterans Health Care, Seattle VA Medical Center, USA

    Robert A. Pearlman MD, MPH

  2. Department of Medicine, University of Washington, 98108, Seattle, WA

    Robert A. Pearlman MD, MPH

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Pearlman, R.A. Forgoing medical nutrition and hydration. J Gen Intern Med 8, 225–227 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02599273

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