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The good (Gatekeeper), the bad (Gatekeeper), and the ugly (Situation)

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    Christine Laine MD, MPH & Barbara J. Turner MD, MSEd

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Laine, C., Turner, B.J. The good (Gatekeeper), the bad (Gatekeeper), and the ugly (Situation). J GEN INTERN MED 14, 320–321 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1525-1497.1999.00344.x

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