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. 1997 Dec;12(12):770–775. doi: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.1997.07163.x
To Tell the Truth
Ethical and Practical Issues in Disclosing Medical Mistakes to Patients
Albert W Wu
1, Thomas A Cavanaugh
2, Stephen J McPhee
3, Bernard Lo
3, Guy P Micco
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Albert W Wu, MD, MPH
1Department of Health Policy and Management School of Hygiene and Public Health, and the Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md.
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Thomas A Cavanaugh, PhD
2Department of Philosophy, University of San Francisco, Calif.
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Stephen J McPhee, MD
3Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
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Bernard Lo, MD
3Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
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Guy P Micco, MD
3Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
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1Department of Health Policy and Management School of Hygiene and Public Health, and the Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md.
2Department of Philosophy, University of San Francisco, Calif.
3Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
Presented in part at “Examining Errors in Health Care: Developing a Prevention, Education and Research Agenda,” October 13–15, 1996, Rancho Mirage, Calif.
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1997 by the Society of General Internal Medicine
PMCID: PMC1497204 PMID: 9436897