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Hippocratic Oath  

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  • Little is actually known about the life of the Greek physician Hippocrates, thought to have been born on the island of Cos between 470 and 460 BCE. His father and grandfather were both physicians. Hippocrates left behind a series of writings that comprose the earliest known Greek medical texts. [Source: Encyclopedia of Health Care Management; Hippocratic Oath]

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