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The power of a pause: wait times in questioning during debriefs
The power of a pause: wait times in questioning during debriefs

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Bowkerand Younger: The power of a pause: wait times in questioning during debriefs

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The Association for Simulated Practice in Healthcare (ASPiH) has supported the publication of this work through their fee waiver member benefit.

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