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. 2016 Nov;474(11):2359-2361.
doi: 10.1007/s11999-016-5025-7. Epub 2016 Aug 12.

On Patient Safety: Do You Say "I'm Sorry" to Patients?

Michael J Lee  1
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On Patient Safety: Do You Say "I'm Sorry" to Patients?

Michael J Lee. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2016 Nov.
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