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Policies vs Practice of Medical Error Disclosure at a Teaching Hospital in Saudi Arabia

Reem Al Madani1 Risk Management Unit, Directorate of Quality and Safety, King Fahad Hospital of the University, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Saja A Al-Rayes2 Health Information Management and Technology Department, College of Public Health, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi ArabiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9908-7756View further author information
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Arwa Alumran2 Health Information Management and Technology Department, College of Public Health, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi ArabiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6454-3678View further author information
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Pages 825-831 | Published online: 17 Jul 2020

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