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Suchita Shah: The lamb’s mother and the room of hope

Posted on February 18, 2013February 18, 2013 by BMJ

A day in the life of a Chilean family doctor She wipes her eyes with the backs of her hands. A thin circle of white skin against the dark tan of her left ring finger is the only visible sign of her recent loss. She sits in the ‘sala de espera’. Esperar, in Spanish, means […]

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