Disclosing harmful medical errors to patients.
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From the Department of Medicine and the Department of Medical History and Ethics, University of Washington, Seattle (T.H.G.); the Melbourne Law School and the School of Population Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia (D.S.); and the University of Toronto, Toronto (W.L.). Address reprint requests to Dr. Gallagher at the Department of Medicine, University of Washington, P.O. Box 354981, Seattle, WA 98105-4608, or at [email protected].
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The New England journal of medicine
دوره 356 26 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007