title: Acts of Endearment: Attending to the affectional bonds between physicians and patients.
abstract: Legitimate and clinically useful affection between physicians and patients can be nurtured by attending to duties enjoined by traditional codes of ethics. Three acts of endearment have special importance for today's family physicians: smoothing the bed of death; keeping patients' secrets; and not abandoning patients on account of incurability.
authors.forename: G G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Stephens
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