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"It's not our ass": medical resident sense-making regarding lawsuits.
Noland C, Carl WJ. Health Commun. 2006;20:81-89.

The investigators identify fours ways residents make sense of lawsuits and suggest that understanding the medical hierarchy is essential to preparing residents for mistakes and lawsuits.
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