Racial Discrimination from Patients: Institutional Strategies to Establish Respectful Emergency Department Environments

@article{Chary2021RacialDF,
  title={Racial Discrimination from Patients: Institutional Strategies to Establish Respectful Emergency Department Environments},
  author={Anita Nandkumar Chary and Mariam O. Fofana and Harajeshwar S Kohli},
  journal={Western Journal of Emergency Medicine},
  year={2021},
  volume={22},
  pages={898 - 902}
}
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