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How to approach a colleague’s error: a journey from moral knowledge to moral action

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DOI https://doi.org/10.18502/jmehm.v16i2.12911
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Colleague’s error; Medical error; Ethical framework.

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Khaleghparast S, Maleki M, Gholampour Dehaki M, Homami S, Sadooghiasl A, Mazloomzadeh S, Shamsi Gooshki E. How to approach a colleague’s error: a journey from moral knowledge to moral action. J Med Ethics Hist Med. 2023;16.