Criminalization of medical error: who draws the line?

Sidney W A Dekker

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Criminalization of medical error: who draws the line?

September 19, 2007

Dekker SWA. ANZ J Surg. 2007;77(10):831-7.

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The author discusses the complexities of defining and responding to health care provider negligence by examining the various methods of assigning error accountability.

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