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Abraham Verghese: Die Berührung eines Arztes

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Die moderne Medizin läuft Gefahr ein mächtiges, altmodisches Werkzeug zu verlieren: Die menschliche Berührung. Arzt und Autor Abraham Verghese beschreibt unsere seltsame neue Welt, in der Patienten bloße Datenpunkte sind, und fordert eine Rückehr zu der traditionellen köperlichen Untersuchung.

In our era of the patient-as-data-point, Abraham Verghese believes in the old-fashioned physical exam, the bedside chat, the power of informed observation. Full bio »

Translated into German by Myriam Bastian
Reviewed by Alex Boos
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