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Explorations with a Residency-Wide, Online, Anonymous Suggestion Box: A Roller Coaster Ride

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Boazak, M., Cotes, R.O., Ward, M.C. et al. Explorations with a Residency-Wide, Online, Anonymous Suggestion Box: A Roller Coaster Ride. Acad Psychiatry 43, 627–630 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-019-01084-0

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