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Emotional Impact of Patient Safety Incidents on Family Physicians and Their Office Staff

Maeve O'Beirne, Pam Sterling, Luz Palacios-Derflingher, Stacey Hohman and Karen Zwicker
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine March 2012, 25 (2) 177-183; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2012.02.110166
Maeve O'Beirne
MD, PhD, CCFP
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Pam Sterling
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Luz Palacios-Derflingher
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Stacey Hohman
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