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Volume 351:192-193 July 8, 2004 Number 2
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God at the Bedside

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To the Editor: We agree with Dr. Groopman (March 18 issue)1 that religious faith may be an essential part of coping with illness and death for many patients and doctors, affecting the quality of life if not medical outcomes. Although many patients raise religious questions with their doctors,2 doctors can no more be spiritual care experts than they can be experts in all medical specialties.

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