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. 2019 Nov;34(11):2326-2328.
doi: 10.1007/s11606-019-05229-7.

The Policy Gap: A Survey of Patient-Perpetrated Sexual Harassment Policies for Residents and Fellows in Prominent US Hospitals

Elizabeth M Viglianti  1 , Andrea L Oliverio  2 , Thomas M Cascino  3 , Lisa M Meeks  4
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The Policy Gap: A Survey of Patient-Perpetrated Sexual Harassment Policies for Residents and Fellows in Prominent US Hospitals

Elizabeth M Viglianti et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2019 Nov.
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Sexual harassment and patient-perpetrated sexual harassment policies and protocols. a The presence of sexual harassment and patient-perpetrated sexual harassment policies, training, and protocols as reported by DIOs. b Review of sexual harassment and patient-perpetrated sexual harassment policies and protocols. The label “implied” refers to policies in which the harasser was not considered a supervisor or colleague but a third party or visitor, and “patient” was never directly mentioned. Figure 1 contains poor-quality text inside the artwork. Please do not re-use the file that we have rejected or attempt to increase its resolution and re-save. It is originally poor; therefore, increasing the resolution will not solve the quality problem. We suggest that you provide us the original format. We prefer replacement figures containing vector/editable objects rather than embedded images. Preferred file formats are .eps, .ai, .tiff, and .pdf. Also, please check if Figure 1 is correctly captured.Figure 1 is correctly captured. I was unaware the submitted images were not accetable. I have attached the original file of the images as requested.
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