Margin of Error: The Ethics of Mistakes in the Practice of Medicine

Medical Writings: Book Notes7 August 2001Margin of Error: The Ethics of Mistakes in the Practice of MedicineHelaina Laks Kravitz, MD and Richard L. Kravitz, MDHelaina Laks Kravitz, MDStudent Health Center, University of California, Davis, Davis (Kravitz) Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, California. (Kravitz) Search for more papers by this author and Richard L. Kravitz, MDStudent Health Center, University of California, Davis, Davis (Kravitz) Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, California. (Kravitz) Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps: //doi. org/10. 7326/0003-4819-135-3-200108070-00023 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Rubin SB, Zoloth L, eds. 374 pages. Hagerstown, MD: University Publishing Group; 2000. 29. 95. ISBN 1555720536. Order phone 800-654-8188. Field of medicine: Medical ethics and quality of care. Format: Softcover book. Audience: Medical ethicists, physicians, professors, and students. Purpose: To bring together classic essays on the ethics of medical error and new essays by leaders in the field. Content: The book is divided into three parts: “The Conception and Perception of Error, ” “Error in Medical Practice, ” and “Error in Ethics Consultation. ” The sections comprise 21 essays by authors with diverse backgrounds, including practicing physicians and professors of medicine, biomedical ethics,. . . Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Student Health Center, University of California, Davis, Davis (Kravitz) Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, California. (Kravitz) PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 7 August 2001Volume 135, Issue 3Page: 228KeywordsBioethicsEmotionsForecastingHealth care qualityHealth services researchMedical educationMedical ethicsMedical sociologyPerceptionSoftware tools ePublished: 7 August 2001 Issue Published: 7 August 2001 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2001 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved. PDF downloadLoading. . .