title: A is for aphorism - if 'a physician who treats himself has a fool for a patient' - are we all fools?
abstract: Sir William Osler was a great physician and medical educator and many of his wise teachings have survived the passage of time, including the counsel about self treatment - the title of this article.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health Science and Medicine, Bond University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. jsmith@bond.edu.au
authors.forename: Jane W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D059026:Diagnostic Self Evaluation; D006801:Humans; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000523:psychology*; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology*; D012651:Self Medication