The sick trick
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The sick trick

Patients regularly turn up for consultations bearing computer printouts: ‘I am sure what I have is Guillain-Barré syndrome – look, I have this article from Wikipedia.’

Nursing Standard. 26, 18, 25-25. doi: 10.7748/ns2012.01.26.18.25.p7207

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