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Book Reviews |
Narrative based medicine: dialogue and discourse in clinical practice.
Centre for Community Care and Primary Health, University of Westminster
T Greenhagh, B Hurwitz (eds). (304 pages, £19.95.) BMJ Publishing Group, 1998. ISBN 0-7279-1223-2.
When we practice medicine, we should listen to the stories that our patients tell and offer our understanding. Or we should help our patients re-tell their stories in a way that both patient and doctor can agree to be