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. 2003 Apr;16(2):157-61; discussion 161.
doi: 10.1080/08998280.2003.11927898.

Communication gaffes: a root cause of malpractice claims

Beth Huntington  1 , Nettie Kuhn
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Communication gaffes: a root cause of malpractice claims

Beth Huntington et al. Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2003 Apr.
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