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Comment
. 2015 Jan 6;187(1):15-16.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.141344. Epub 2014 Nov 17.

If nothing happens, is everything all right? Distinguishing genuine reassurance from a false sense of security

Yoon Kong Loke  1 , Katharina Mattishent  2
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If nothing happens, is everything all right? Distinguishing genuine reassurance from a false sense of security

Yoon Kong Loke et al. CMAJ. .
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