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Harm Resulting from Inappropriate Telephone Triage in Primary Care
David E. Hildebrandt, John M. Westfall, Douglas H. Fernald and Wilson D. Pace
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine September 2006, 19 (5) 437-442; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.19.5.437
David E. Hildebrandt
PhD
John M. Westfall
MD, MPH
Douglas H. Fernald
MA

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The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine
Vol. 19, Issue 5
September-October 2006
Harm Resulting from Inappropriate Telephone Triage in Primary Care
David E. Hildebrandt, John M. Westfall, Douglas H. Fernald, Wilson D. Pace
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine Sep 2006, 19 (5) 437-442; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.19.5.437
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