Deny, Dismiss, Dehumanise: What Happened When I Went to Hospital.

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Deny, Dismiss, Dehumanise: What Happened When I Went to Hospital.

May 1, 2019

Cullen A. Uitgeverij van Brug: The Hague, The Netherlands; 2019. ISBN: 9789065232236.

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Patient stories offer important insights regarding the impact medical errors have on patients and their families. This book shares the author's experience with medical error and spotlights how lack of transparency in European health care can contribute to avoidable process failures that result in patient harm.

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