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. 2018 Aug 4;392(10145):368-370.
doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)31502-2.

Sexual harassment and abuse: when the patient is the perpetrator

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Sexual harassment and abuse: when the patient is the perpetrator

Elizabeth M Viglianti et al. Lancet. .
No abstract available

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Decision-guiding algorithm for physicians who experience patient-initiated sexual harassment and abuse

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