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Explaining the unexplainable—the impact of physicians' attitude towards litigation on their incident disclosure behaviour.

Renkema E, Broekhuis MH, Ahaus K. J Eval Clin Pract. 2014;20:649-656.

Dutch physicians varied widely in their attitudes related to malpractice litigation. The relationship between attitudes and disclosure behaviors was not straightforward, but physicians with negative attitudes toward malpractice were more likely to express a reluctance to disclose incidents to patients.

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