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The Least of These: Reading Poetry to Encourage Reflection on the Care of Vulnerable Patients

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  1. Department of Family Medicine, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, 101 City Dr. South, Rte 81, Bldg 200, Ste 512, Orange, CA, 92868, USA

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Shapiro, J. The Least of These: Reading Poetry to Encourage Reflection on the Care of Vulnerable Patients. J GEN INTERN MED 26, 1381–1382 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-011-1699-4

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