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Hojat, M. (2016). Empathy as Related to Personal Qualities, Career Choice, Acquisition of Knowledge, and Clinical Competence. In: Empathy in Health Professions Education and Patient Care. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27625-0_9

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