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/ Publicado el 3 de junio de 2008

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Efectos de la crisis de mala praxis

Decisiones prácticas de los especialistas en respuesta a las preocupaciones sobre la responsabilidad profesional

Autor/a: Melli MM, Studdert DM, DesRoches CM et al.

Fuente: Ann Surg. 2005 Nov;242(5):621-8.

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1. Bibliografía
2. Desarrollo
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