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Letter to the Editor

The number of criminal prosecutions of physicians for medical negligence related to gastroenterology is on the rise in Japan

Toru HiyamaHealth Service Center, Hiroshima University, Higashihiroshima, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Masaharu YoshiharaHealth Service Center, Hiroshima University, Higashihiroshima, Japan
Pages 619-620 | Received 11 Jan 2015, Accepted 12 Jan 2015, Published online: 29 Jan 2015

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