The Doctor as Priest
Why anesthesiologists need more than reason to talk patients out of the fear of going under
Staying Human
Advancing science and medicine for, not on, human beings
Advancing science and medicine for, not on, human beings
Why anesthesiologists need more than reason to talk patients out of the fear of going under
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