Ethical and practical aspects of disclosing adverse events in the emergency department.

Samantha L. Stokes; Albert W. Wu; Peter Pronovost

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Ethical and practical aspects of disclosing adverse events in the emergency department.

October 26, 2010

Stokes SL, Wu AW, Pronovost P. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2006;24(3):703-714.

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The authors discuss disclosure in emergency medicine, the ethical basis for it, and the process of effective disclosure.

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