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Editorial
. 2013 Nov;28(11):1385-6.
doi: 10.1007/s11606-013-2447-8.

Heartsink hotel, or "Oh no, look who's on my schedule this afternoon!"

Jeffrey L Jackson  1 , Cynthia Kay
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Editorial

Heartsink hotel, or "Oh no, look who's on my schedule this afternoon!"

Jeffrey L Jackson et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2013 Nov.
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