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The ‘worthy’ patient: rethinking the ‘hidden curriculum’ in medical education

Robin T. Higashi University of California, San Francisco, Anthropology, History, and Social Medicine, 3333 California St., Suite 485, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA
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Allison Tillack University of California, San Francisco, Anthropology, History, and Social Medicine, 3333 California St., Suite 485, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA
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Michael A. Steinman San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Division of Geriatrics, San Francisco, CA, USA
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C. Bree Johnston San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Division of Geriatrics, San Francisco, CA, USA
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G. Michael Harper San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Division of Geriatrics, San Francisco, CA, USA
Pages 13-23 | Received 30 Mar 2012, Accepted 02 Nov 2012, Published online: 15 Apr 2013

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