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To err is human, to apologize is hard.

Krakower TM. To err Is human, to apologize is hard. JAMA. 2021;326(3):223-224. doi:10.1001/jama.2021.10840.

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August 4, 2021
Krakower TM. JAMA. 2021;326(3):223-224.
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Krakower TM. To err Is human, to apologize is hard. JAMA. 2021;326(3):223-224. doi:10.1001/jama.2021.10840.