Bundaberg and beyond: duty to disclose adverse events to patients.

Bill Madden; Tina Cockburn

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Bundaberg and beyond: duty to disclose adverse events to patients.

July 18, 2007

Madden B, Cockburn T. J Law Med. 2007;14(4):501-27.

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The authors discuss current disclosure policy in Australia and the practical, ethical, and legal issues associated with disclosure of errors.

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