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Training Psychiatry Residents in Patient Handoffs Within the Context of the Clinical Learning Environment Review

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This article was supported by the Department of Psychiatry, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa. The contents of this article are solely the responsibility of the authors. The authors would like to express their appreciation to the residents, faculty, and staff of the Department of Psychiatry.

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    M. Diane Eckert, James Agapoff IV, Deborah A. Goebert & Earl S. Hishinuma

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Eckert, M.D., Agapoff IV, J., Goebert, D.A. et al. Training Psychiatry Residents in Patient Handoffs Within the Context of the Clinical Learning Environment Review. Acad Psychiatry 42, 262–264 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-017-0821-2

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