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. 1994 Dec;40:2098–2102.

Listening to patients’ stories

Storytelling approach in family medicine

Stanley Rabinowitz, Benjamin Maoz, Michael Weingarten, Riva Kasan
PMCID: PMC2380390  PMID: 7888822

Abstract

This paper discusses the relevance of a storytelling approach for understanding psychological problems in family practice and assesses the value of such an approach.

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