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Just Culture: A Foundation for Balanced Accountability and Patient Safety

Philip G. Boysen
Ochsner Journal September 2013, 13 (3) 400-406;
Philip G. Boysen II
Department of Anesthesiology, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA, Emeritus Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
MD, MBA, FACP, FCCP, FCCM
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