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Medical error—the third leading cause of death in the US

Martin A. MakaryDepartment of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA [email protected]Michael DanielDepartment of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
2016en
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Abstract

Medical error is not included on death certificates or in rankings of cause of death. <b>Martin Makary</b> and <b>Michael Daniel</b> assess its contribution to mortality and call for better reporting

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