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Seeking medical care abroad: A challenge to empathy

Nizar N. Zein, MD
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2016, 83 (11) 801-803; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.16097
Nizar N. Zein
Chair, Global Patient Services
Mikati Foundation Endowed Chair in Liver Diseases, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Transplantation Center, Cleveland Clinic
Associate Professor, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
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