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Editorial
. 2008 Mar 1;336(7642):456.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39475.402650.80. Epub 2008 Feb 7.

Medication errors caused by junior doctors

James McLay, Sarah Ross
Editorial

Medication errors caused by junior doctors

James McLay et al. BMJ. .

Abstract

Association with depression and burn-out remains uncertain

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