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China: Relation Between Doctor and Patient

Zengying points out (zh) that the relation between Medical practitioner and patient is very tense in China. A major reason is the marketization of medical care, which turns the relation into purely “buying” and “selling” of... ...full story at Global Voices

from Global Voices on Fri, Nov 30 2007

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