Medical mistakes occur with alarming frequency in this country. Nightly newscasts and daily newspapers tell of botched surgeries, mistaken patient identities, careless overdoses, and neglected diagnoses. You may have dismissed these stories as unfortunate mistakes, misunderstandings, or just isolated incidents with the occasional bad doctor.
Wall of Silence reveals that these medical mistakes are not rare incidents with the occasional bad doctor. In fact, the real-life stories in this book show that medical mistakes are increasing in frequencyand worse, that the system is designed more to cover up these errors than prevent them.
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Wall of Silence reveals that these medical mistakes are not rare incidents with the occasional bad doctor. In fact, the real-life stories in this book show that medical mistakes are increasing in frequencyand worse, that the system is designed more to cover up these errors than prevent them.
Wall of Silence: The Untold Story of the Medical Mistakes That Kill and Injure Millions of Americans
Medical mistakes occur with alarming frequency in this country. Nightly newscasts and daily newspapers tell of botched surgeries, mistaken patient identities, careless overdoses, and neglected diagnoses. You may have dismissed these stories as unfortunate mistakes, misunderstandings, or just isolated incidents with the occasional bad doctor.
Wall of Silence reveals that these medical mistakes are not rare incidents with the occasional bad doctor. In fact, the real-life stories in this book show that medical mistakes are increasing in frequencyand worse, that the system is designed more to cover up these errors than prevent them.
Wall of Silence reveals that these medical mistakes are not rare incidents with the occasional bad doctor. In fact, the real-life stories in this book show that medical mistakes are increasing in frequencyand worse, that the system is designed more to cover up these errors than prevent them.
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ISBN-13: | 9781596981775 |
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Publisher: | Skyhorse Publishing |
Publication date: | 06/01/2003 |
Sold by: | SIMON & SCHUSTER |
Format: | eBook |
Pages: | 259 |
File size: | 326 KB |
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