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By Stewart Wolf. 197 pp. New Brunswick, N.J., Transaction, 1997. $32.95. ISBN 1-56000-301-4.

Educating Doctors is a somewhat deceptive title, because in the end, this book presents Stewart Wolf's philosophy of life and his critique of the ills of the present medical system and rehashes his years of research on a variety of issues.

As someone keenly interested in the issue of education, I eagerly opened the book and was immediately impressed by the degree to which Dr. Wolf and I were in agreement. I particularly liked his idea that the most important diagnostic test we physicians have is the medical history, yet tests and procedures have replaced careful history taking. Reading . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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