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A Malpractice Claims Study of a Family Medicine Department: A 20-Year Review

Keturah Schacht, Wendy Furst, Masahito Jimbo and William E. Chavey
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine March 2022, 35 (2) 380-386; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2022.02.210260
Keturah Schacht
From the University of Michigan, Michigan Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, USA (KS, WF, and WEC); and Family and Community Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA (MJ).
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Wendy Furst
From the University of Michigan, Michigan Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, USA (KS, WF, and WEC); and Family and Community Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA (MJ).
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Masahito Jimbo
From the University of Michigan, Michigan Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, USA (KS, WF, and WEC); and Family and Community Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA (MJ).
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William E. Chavey
From the University of Michigan, Michigan Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, USA (KS, WF, and WEC); and Family and Community Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA (MJ).
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Keturah Schacht, Wendy Furst, Masahito Jimbo, William E. Chavey
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Mar 2022, 35 (2) 380-386; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2022.02.210260

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Keturah Schacht, Wendy Furst, Masahito Jimbo, William E. Chavey
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Mar 2022, 35 (2) 380-386; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2022.02.210260
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