• Clin Med · Jun 2010

    The medical humanities: literature and medicine.

    • Femi Oyebode.
    • School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Birmingham. femi.oyebode@bsmhft.nhs.uk
    • Clin Med. 2010 Jun 1; 10 (3): 242244242-4.

    AbstractThe medical humanities attempt to emphasise the subjective experience of patients within the objective and scientific world of medicine. This article argues that the goal of medical humanities can be furthered by literature. Autobiographical accounts are used to illustrate the various ways in which literature can influence and enrich medical practice.

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