Medical errors leave devastating impact on families, professionals.

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Medical errors leave devastating impact on families, professionals.

May 15, 2013

Bernhard B.

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This newspaper article relates how medical mistakes affect both patients and clinicians and offers tips for patients and families to prepare for surgery.

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