To tell the truth: Ethical and practical issues in disclosing medical mistakes to patients

Albert W. Wu; Thomas A. Cavanaugh; Stephen J. McPhee; Bernard Lo; Guy P. Micco

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, Thomas A. Cavanaugh, Stephen J. McPhee, Bernard Lo, Guy P. Micco

Bloomberg School of Public Health

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Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	770-775
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of general internal medicine
Volume	12
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1525-1497.1997.07163.x
State	Published - 1997

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