A physician's personal experiences as a cancer of the neck patient: errors in my care.

Itzhak Brook

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A physician's personal experiences as a cancer of the neck patient: errors in my care.

February 16, 2011

Brook I. Am J Med Qual. 2011;26(1):73-74.

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In this commentary, a physician shares his observations on medical and surgical errors during the course of his treatment.

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