Vol. 10 No. 1 (2007)
Reflections

Medical Aspects Taken for Granted

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  • Mohammad Ahad Qayyum,
  • Ahmad Ayaz Sabri,
  • Fawad Aslam
DOI: https://doi.org/10.26443/mjm.v10i1.466

Published 2020-12-01

Keywords

  • medical training,
  • wording,
  • symbolism,
  • history,
  • medical humanities

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Qayyum MA, Sabri AA, Aslam F. Medical Aspects Taken for Granted. McGill J Med [Internet]. 2020 Dec. 1 [cited 2025 Oct. 6];10(1). Available from: https://mjm.mcgill.ca/article/view/466
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