Bearing witness to the ethics of practice: storying physicians' medical mistake narratives.

Heather J. Carmack

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Bearing witness to the ethics of practice: storying physicians' medical mistake narratives.

August 18, 2010

Carmack HJ. Health Commun. 2010;25(5):449-58.

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This study used in-depth interviews with physicians to analyze how they discussed the practical and emotional implications of medical errors.

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