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The curious case of Dr. A

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 September 2014

Beverley Jean Smith*
Affiliation:
The Salvation Army Toronto Grace Health Centre, and Division of Palliative Care, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
*
Address correspondence and reprint requests to: Beverley Jean Smith, The Salvation Army Toronto Grace Health Centre, 47 Austin Terrace, Toronto, Ontario M5R 1Y8, Canada. E-mail: bsmith@torontograce.org

Abstract

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Type
Essay/Personal Reflections
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2014 

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