Disclosing harmful pathology errors to patients.

Suzanne M. Dintzis; Thomas H. Gallagher

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Disclosing harmful pathology errors to patients.

May 27, 2011

Dintzis SM, Gallagher TH. Am J Clin Pathol. 2009;131(4):463-5.

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This commentary considers the role of pathologists in disclosing diagnostic errors and discusses the challenges this poses for a medical specialty with little patient contact.

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