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. 2004 Feb;30(1):40–43. doi: 10.1136/jme.2003.006940

Supporting whistleblowers in academic medicine: training and respecting the courage of professional conscience

T Faunce 1, S Bolsin 1, W Chan 1
PMCID: PMC1757114  PMID: 14872070

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