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On Being a Doctor19 October 1999The SharerKarl Lorenz, MDKarl Lorenz, MDLos Angeles, CA 90073 (Lorenz)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-131-8-199910190-00014 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail The shadowy, dark head, like mine, seemed to nod imperceptibly above the ghostly gray of my sleeping suit. It was, in the night, as though I had been faced by my own reflection in the depths of a somber and immense mirror.Joseph Conrad, The Secret SharerA wall of medals, like multicolored chain mail, clothed Master Gunnery Sergeant's bulging pectorals. He was polish and shine from his balding pate to his oil-slick black uniform shoes. The creases in his pants and shirt were as sharp as a knife's edge and as freshly pressed as a groom's going-away suit. His few ... Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Los Angeles, CA 90073 (Lorenz)Corresponding Author: Karl Lorenz, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Veterans Affairs Medical Center West Los Angeles, 11303 Wilshire Boulevard, Code 111G, Los Angeles, CA 90073; e-mail, [email protected]edu. For reprint orders in quantities exceeding 100, please contact the Reprints Coordinator; phone, 215-351-2657; e-mail, [email protected]acponline.org. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoThe Sharer Morton Glanz Metrics Cited ByThe SharerMorton Glanz, MD, MS 19 October 1999Volume 131, Issue 8Page: 625-626KeywordsArmed forcesErectile dysfunctionMemoryRenal diseasesResidencySurgerySweatThoraxWheelchairsWilderness Issue Published: 19 October 1999 CopyrightCopyright © 1999 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF DownloadLoading ...
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