Hippocrates Affirmed?

  1. Vijay H. Aswani, MD, PhD
  1. From Marshfield Clinic, Marshfield, WI 54449.

    TO THE EDITOR:

    I am writing in response to the recent editorial by Goldman and Fiebach (1). The aphorism “first do no harm” alluded to in this article cannot be incontrovertibly attributed to Hippocrates. In fact, scholars reject him as the author of the phrase.

    It is true that …

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    1. Ann Intern Med March 18, 2008 vol. 148 no. 6 483-484
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