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Medical error in the care of the unrepresented: disclosure and apology for a vulnerable patient population
- Correspondence to Mr Arjun S Byju, Yeshiva University Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10461-1900, USA; arjun.byju{at}einsteinmed.org
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Medical error in the care of the unrepresented: disclosure and apology for a vulnerable patient population
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- Received June 17, 2019
- Revised July 14, 2019
- Accepted July 22, 2019
- First published August 9, 2019.
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December 06, 2019
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