Negligence, genuine error, and litigation.

David Sohn

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Negligence, genuine error, and litigation.

March 20, 2013

Sohn D. Int J Gen Med. 2013.

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This review describes differences between negligence, adverse events, and system errors, as well as the legal avenues for addressing them.

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