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Editorial
. 2017 Feb 6;189(5):E184.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.170086.

Workplace violence is not part of a doctor's job

Barbara Sibbald  1
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Editorial

Workplace violence is not part of a doctor's job

Barbara Sibbald. CMAJ. .
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