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International Journal of Pediatrics & Neonatal Care Volume 5 (2019), Article ID 5:IJPNC-153, 8 pages
https://doi.org/10.15344/2455-2364/2019/153
Case Study
Physicians' Disclosure of Medical Error to Patient/Family: The Case of Saudi Arabia

Ohood A. Al-Rehaili1,3, Sawsan Al-Yousef1,2,3,* and Haya AL-Johani1,3

1Specialized Children Hospital, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2Critical Care Services, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
3Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Sawsan Alyousef, Assistant Professor at King Saud University for Health Specialties, Chairman, Department of Postgraduate Simulation, Center for Research, Education & Simulation Enhanced Training (CRESENT), King Fahad Medical City, P.O. Box 4911, Riyadh 11412, Saudi Arabia; E-mail: salyousef@kfmc.med.sa
12 March 2019; 02 May 2019; 04 May 2019
Al-Rehaili OA, Al-Yousef S, AL-Johani H, et al. (2019) Physicians’ Disclosure of Medical Error to Patient/Family: The Case of Saudi Arabia. Int J Pediatr Neonat Care 5: 153. doi: https://doi.org/10.15344/2455-2364/2019/153
© 2019 Alrehaili et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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