title: The surgeon and the patient, or idle thoughts of an idle professor.
authors.affiliation: University of Auckland School of Medicine.
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Nanson
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D005180:Faculty, Medical; D013502:General Surgery; D006801:Humans; D009520:New Zealand; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D014110:Touch