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Suffering, Meaning, and Healing: Challenges of Contemporary Medicine

Thomas R. Egnew
The Annals of Family Medicine March 2009, 7 (2) 170-175; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.943
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vol. 7 no. 2 170-175
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.943
PubMed 
19273873

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The Annals of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1544-1709
Online ISSN 
1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication February 29, 2008
  • Revision received July 18, 2008
  • Accepted for publication August 22, 2008
  • Published online March 9, 2009.

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  1. Thomas R. Egnew, EdD, LICSW
  1. Tacoma Family Medicine, Tacoma; and Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Thomas R. Egnew, EdD, LICSW, Tacoma Family Medicine, 521 Martin Luther King Jr Way Tacoma, WA 98405-4238 tom.egnew{at}multicare.org

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