Perspectives of Emergency Clinicians About Medical Errors Resulting in Patient Harm or Malpractice Litigation

Overview

Journal JAMA Netw Open

Publisher American Medical Association

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2022 Nov 10

PMID 36355376

Authors

Daniel Ostrovsky

Victor Novack

Peter B Smulowitz

Ryan C Burke

Bruce E Landon

Linda M Isbell

Affiliations

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