RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 What do Italian medical students read? A call for a library of good books on physicians for physicians JF Medical Humanities JO J Med Humanit FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Institute of Medical Ethics SP 54 OP 56 DO 10.1136/mh.29.1.54 VO 29 IS 1 A1 G B Piccoli A1 E Mezza A1 G Soragna A1 M Burdese A1 F Bermond A1 G Grassi A1 A Jeantet A1 G P Segoloni YR 2003 UL http://mh.bmj.com/content/29/1/54.abstract AB Humanities are increasingly taught in medical schools based on the premise that sensitive and educated human beings may become better physicians. There have been few reports of what is offered in Italian medical schools and we have not been able to identify any published survey of student opinions.