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Barriers and Motivators for Making Error Reports from Family Medicine Offices: A Report from the American Academy of Family Physicians National Research Network (AAFP NRN)

Nancy C. Elder, Deborah Graham, Elias Brandt and John Hickner
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine March 2007, 20 (2) 115-123; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2007.02.060081
Nancy C. Elder
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Deborah Graham
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