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. 2007 Jul 31;177(3):265-7.

doi: 10.1503/cmaj.061413.

Disclosing medical errors to patients: a status report in 2007

Wendy Levinson¹, Thomas H Gallagher

Affiliations

PMID: 17664451
PMCID: PMC1930188
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.061413

Disclosing medical errors to patients: a status report in 2007

Wendy Levinson et al. CMAJ. 2007.

. 2007 Jul 31;177(3):265-7.

doi: 10.1503/cmaj.061413.

Authors

Wendy Levinson¹, Thomas H Gallagher

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont. wendy.levinson@utoronto.ca

PMID: 17664451
PMCID: PMC1930188
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.061413

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Disclosing medical errors.
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