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Can person-free medical knowledge inform person-centered medical practice?

Anna Luise Kirkengen, Bente Prytz Mjolstad, Linn Getz, Elling Ulvestad, Irene Hetlevik

Abstract


We have taken great pleasure in reading the comprehensive and detailed review of the latest development in biomedical clinical practice presented by Miles & Mezzich [1]. We hereby respond to the invitation implicit in the authors’ categorization of their paper as “for discussion”. We feel an urge to add some reflections regarding a core topic not addressed in the paper. But initially, we present our condensed interpretation of Miles & Mezzich’ s text, prior to setting out the ground for our subsequent reflections. 


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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5750/ejpch.v2i1.695

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