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

This article proposes that knowledge of cultural expectations concerning ethical responses to unintentional harm can help students and physicians better to understand patients’ distress when physicians fail to disclose, apologise for, and make amends for harmful medical errors. While not universal,...

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Authors: Berlinger, N. (Author) ; Wu, A. W. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: BMJ Publ. 2005
In: Journal of medical ethics
Year: 2005, Volume: 31, Issue: 2, Pages: 106-108
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