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. 2005 Feb;31(2):106–108. doi: 10.1136/jme.2003.005538

Subtracting insult from injury: addressing cultural expectations in the disclosure of medical error

N Berlinger 1, A Wu 1
PMCID: PMC1734098  PMID: 15681676

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