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Worked to Death
Posted by William Jordan, MD, MPH February 24, 2011 at 11:01 AM
I was saddened to learn this week that a patient under my care had died. A man in his 50s who worked hard on his feet all day in the food service industry, he was afraid of losing his job if he came to the doctor. He missed countless appointments. The last time I saw [...]
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