Anger management courses are a new tool for dealing with out-of-control doctors.

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Anger management courses are a new tool for dealing with out-of-control doctors.

March 13, 2013

Boodman SG. Washington Post. March 4, 2013.

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This newspaper article reports on how anger management courses can address physicians' disruptive behavior and improve their coping and communication skills.

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