This Viewpoint discusses the changing role of physicians in an era when patients are self-educated about their conditions and can order tests online, evolving from physician paternalism to a role of patient consultant, procedural expert, and gatekeeper to second-line follow-up services.
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Kilbride et al. (2018) studied this question.
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