To the Editor: The article by Outram and Nair on peer physical examination1 misses the point that consent by medical students for physical examination by their peers can never be freely given. It always contains elements of coercion.
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD.
Correspondence: j.marley@uq.edu.au
- 1. Outram S, Nair BR. Peer physical examination: time to revisit? Med J Aust 2008; 189: 274-276. <eMJA full text> <MJA full text>
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