Most Hospital Patients Unable to Identify Their Physicians, Survey Finds
Thursday, January 29, 2009 - 18:56
in Health & Medicine
Many patients in a Chicago medical center were confused about their doctors’ roles and unable to identify the staff members caring for them, researchers said.
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