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To tell the truth: Ethical and practical issues in disclosing medical mistakes to patients
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- Wu, A. W., Cavanaugh, T. A., McPhee, S. J., Lo, B., & Micco, G. P.
- Venue
- Journal of General Internal Medicine
- Published
- 1997-12
- Volume
- 12
- Issue
- 12
- Pages
- 770-775
- ISSN
- 0884-8734 (ISSN-L)
- 1525-1497
- OpenAlex
- W1992934526
- Cited by
- 383
- References
- 24
- FWCI
- 7.02
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
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