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The issues - why they are important making mistakes - how doctors think about this friendly efforts - informal mechanisms frustration mounts - requiring the skill of a politician and tact of a diplomat behind closed doors - how effective are informal mechanisms? empirical research on medical mishaps and mistakes - challenges to professional norms coming changes - will they make a difference?.
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