How clinician-scientists think.
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چکیده
Science is a human activity and like all human activities, it has its share of drama and pathos. The scientific product is often an interaction of certain ways of thinking, personality traits, and circumstances. This essay examines these factors and how the melding of that could lead to breakthrough discoveries. It may in some instances, go wrong, or take a morally ambiguous path.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore
دوره 38 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009