"Enough About Me, Let's Get Back to You": Physician Self-disclosure During Primary Care Encounters

Overview

Journal Ann Intern Med

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2010 May 5

PMID 20440869

Citations 5

Authors

Diane S Morse

Susan H McDaniel

Lucy M Candib

Mary Catherine Beach

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