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  1. Department of Medical Education, Turkey

    Zeynep Baykan M.D., Melis Naçar M.D. & Saliha Özsoy Demirel M.D.

  2. Department of Psychiatry Erciyes University, Turkey

    Zeynep Baykan M.D., Melis Naçar M.D. & Saliha Özsoy Demirel M.D.

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Baykan, Z., Naçar, M. & Demirel, S.Ö. Evaluation of Empathic Skills and Tendencies of Medical Students. Acad Psychiatry 35, 207–208 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ap.35.3.207

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