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Implementation and Evaluation of a Laboratory Safety Process Improvement Toolkit

Bethany M. Kwan, Douglas Fernald, Peter Ferrarone, Natalia Loskutova, Jodi Summers Holtrop, Elizabeth W. Staton and John M. Westfall
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine March 2019, 32 (2) 136-145; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2019.02.180109
Bethany M. Kwan
From the Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO (BMK, DF, PF, JSH, EWS, JMW); American Academy of Family Physicians National Research Network, Leawood, KS (NL).
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Douglas Fernald
From the Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO (BMK, DF, PF, JSH, EWS, JMW); American Academy of Family Physicians National Research Network, Leawood, KS (NL).
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Peter Ferrarone
From the Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO (BMK, DF, PF, JSH, EWS, JMW); American Academy of Family Physicians National Research Network, Leawood, KS (NL).
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Natalia Loskutova
From the Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO (BMK, DF, PF, JSH, EWS, JMW); American Academy of Family Physicians National Research Network, Leawood, KS (NL).
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Jodi Summers Holtrop
From the Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO (BMK, DF, PF, JSH, EWS, JMW); American Academy of Family Physicians National Research Network, Leawood, KS (NL).
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Elizabeth W. Staton
From the Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO (BMK, DF, PF, JSH, EWS, JMW); American Academy of Family Physicians National Research Network, Leawood, KS (NL).
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John M. Westfall
From the Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO (BMK, DF, PF, JSH, EWS, JMW); American Academy of Family Physicians National Research Network, Leawood, KS (NL).
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Mar 2019, 32 (2) 136-145; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2019.02.180109

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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Mar 2019, 32 (2) 136-145; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2019.02.180109
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