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Tough questions, even harder answers

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  1. Center for Behavioral and Decision Sciences in Medicine, 300 North Ingalls Building, Rm. 7C27, 48109-0429, Ann Arbor, MI

    Peter A. Ubel MD

  2. VA Health Services Research & Development Center for Practice Management and Outcomes Research, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    Peter A. Ubel MD

  3. Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    Peter A. Ubel MD

  4. Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    Peter A. Ubel MD

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Ubel, P.A. Tough questions, even harder answers. J Gen Intern Med 21, 1209–1210 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1525-1497.2006.00617.x

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