Doctors Waste Time Talking About Themselves


	Doctors Waste Time Talking About Themselves

nohobot

6-26-2007 1:48 PM

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npr, doctors, physicians, healthcare, medicine, medical, research

nohobot says:

There is also a lengthier article on this topic from the New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/26/health/26doctors.html?ex=1340596800&en=507455fca6562c3e&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink

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