Some perspectives on Chekhov's short story A Case History.
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The Russian writer and physician Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) draws on his clinical experience in many of his stories. One of his later masterpieces entitled A Case History (1898) depicts a physician's visit to a small industrial community where a wealthy young woman is suffering from diffuse symptoms. The physician, Dr Koryolov, meets the patient and makes a diagnosis. While staying on the estate overnight he also analyses the patient's relation to her living conditions.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Medical humanities
دوره 32 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2006