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What Not to Wear: An Analysis of Outpatient Resident Attire

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    Jody Long, Larry Morton & Evi Taylor

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Long, J., Morton, L. & Taylor, E. What Not to Wear: An Analysis of Outpatient Resident Attire. Acad Psychiatry 41, 411–416 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-016-0611-2

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