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BREATHE OUT: A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Structured Intervention to Improve Clinician Satisfaction With “Difficult” Visits

Jennifer Y. C. Edgoose, Caitlin J. Regner and Larissa I. Zakletskaia
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine January 2015, 28 (1) 13-20; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2015.01.130323
Jennifer Y. C. Edgoose
From the Department of Family Medicine, University of Wisconsin—Madison (JYCE, LIZ); and the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison (CJR).
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Caitlin J. Regner
From the Department of Family Medicine, University of Wisconsin—Madison (JYCE, LIZ); and the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison (CJR).
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Larissa I. Zakletskaia
From the Department of Family Medicine, University of Wisconsin—Madison (JYCE, LIZ); and the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison (CJR).
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Jennifer Y. C. Edgoose, Caitlin J. Regner, Larissa I. Zakletskaia
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Jan 2015, 28 (1) 13-20; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2015.01.130323

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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Jan 2015, 28 (1) 13-20; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2015.01.130323
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