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Editorial
. 2023 Oct 18:14:1306297.
doi: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1306297. eCollection 2023.

Editorial: Mitigating implicit bias and promoting compassionate behavior in public health/healthcare professionals: implications for treatment outcomes

Lon J Van Winkle  1   2 , Shane L Rogers  3 , Marta J Brooks  4 , Bianca B Calderon  4 , Nicole Michels  1
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Editorial: Mitigating implicit bias and promoting compassionate behavior in public health/healthcare professionals: implications for treatment outcomes

Lon J Van Winkle et al. Front Pharmacol. .
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Keywords: compassion; critical reflection; implicit bias; life-long learning; public health.

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The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. The authors declared that they were an editorial board member of Frontiers, at the time of submission. This had no impact on the peer review process and the final decision.

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