The Goo Tolerance Index and medical specialty choice
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10.05.08
We thought you would enjoy this tongue-in-cheek article by a Canadian psychiatrist supporting an unorthodox method of choosing a medical specialty. Julie Curwin MD suggests that your response to bodily fluids may be a reliable guide to your perfect match specialty.
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