What Patients Bring to the Medical Encounter: Dealing With the Whole Patient

• Main Authors: Monica Lypson (Author), Rachel Perlman (Author), Caren Stalburg (Author), Christa Johnston (Author), Robert Lash (Author), Paula Ross (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Association of American Medical Colleges, 2010-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Introduction The overall objective of this case is to provide students with an opportunity to focus on the important aspects of a patient's social history and how it relates to the current medical issues at hand. In this session we focus on their skills in obtaining adequate and useful...