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From: reb@squid.rtech.com (Richard Baum (*-= REB=-*))
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Subject: Re: Curbside Diagnoses?
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Date: 13 Sep 89 17:25:26 GMT
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>here - about whether a doctor should tell a person they see on the street they
>may have a illness or not. Would that be construed as "accepting medical 

If you had an illness that could be diagnosed 'curbside' would you want
every doctor passing you in the street to remind you about it and suggest 
treatment?  I think that MYOB comes into play here.  If someone falls 
to the ground at your feet that's one thing.  Curbside diagnosis of a
random person in the street is absurd.
						reb
 
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