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J R Soc Med 1995;88:251-255
© 1995 Royal Society of Medicine

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Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, Vol 88, Issue 5 251-255, Copyright © 1995 by Royal Society of Medicine

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Sir Richard Francis Burton: explorer, anthropologist, irregular physician

DK Pollock and RV Lee
Department of Medicine, Children's Hospital of Buffalo, NY 14222, USA.

Travellers to remote areas seem to have a magical aura. Indigenous folk often seek them out asking for medical treatment. It does not matter whether or not the traveller is in fact a doctor. Non-medical travellers have rendered good care, and by so doing ensured the success of their expedition. Nevertheless, there are reservations about 'playing doctor' and many travellers shun the role. Others, however, have purposefully impersonated doctors and capitalized on their medical fraud.
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