Communication gaffes: a root cause of malpractice claims.

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Published in Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent) on April 01, 2003

Authors

Beth Huntington1, Nettie Kuhn

Author Affiliations

1: Office of Risk Management, Baylor Health Care System, Dallas, Texas 75201, USA. bethhu@BaylorHealth.edu

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