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Forgive and forget: recognition of error and use of apology as preemptive steps to ADR or litigation in medical malpractice cases.
Davenport AA. Pepp Disp Resol Law J. 2006;6:81-107.

The author reviews current systems for medical malpractice litigation and discusses what, from the legal perspective, should ideally occur following a medical error.
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