Medical error: the second victim.

Layla McCay; Albert W. Wu

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Medical error: the second victim.

September 19, 2016

McCay L, Wu AW. Br J Hosp Med (Lond). 2012;73(10):C146-148.

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Exploring how medical errors affect second victims, this commentary recommends strategies to help them cope with such experiences.

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