Thanks for asking: Adolescent attitudes and preferences regarding the use of chaperones during physical examinations

Renee Morgan1, Debra K Katzman2, Miriam Kaufman1

  • 1Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Paediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children;; University of Toronto;

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