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Editorial
. 2000 Mar 18;320(7237):726-7.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7237.726.

Medical error: the second victim. The doctor who makes the mistake needs help too

A W Wu
Editorial

Medical error: the second victim. The doctor who makes the mistake needs help too

A W Wu. BMJ. .
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