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Alienation in the Teaching Hospital: How Physician Non-Greeting Behaviour Impacts Medical Students’ Learning and Professional Identity Formation Cover

Alienation in the Teaching Hospital: How Physician Non-Greeting Behaviour Impacts Medical Students’ Learning and Professional Identity Formation

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|Apr 2024

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/pme.1185 | Journal eISSN: 2212-277X
Language: English
Submitted on: Sep 26, 2023
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Accepted on: Mar 22, 2024
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Published on: Apr 18, 2024
Published by: Ubiquity Press
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