Medical Practice in the Twenty-First Century - What, if anything, will doctors be doing?
Journal Title: Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal - Year 2008, Vol 8, Issue 3
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Des Gorman| School of Medicine of the University of Auckland, Consultant Physician to the Royal Navy of Oman
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