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Dr. Feudtner is a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar. The opinions expressed herein are not necessarily those of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
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Feudtner, C. Patients’ stories and clinical care. J GEN INTERN MED 13, 846–849 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1525-1497.1998.00251.x
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