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  1. High Dependency Unit, San Giovanni Bosco Hospital, Turin, Italy

    Fabrizio Elia

  2. Department of Medical Sciences, “Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino”, University of Torino, Turin, Italy

    Alberto Milan

  3. Department of Internal Medicine, ASLCN1, Saluzzo, Italy

    Francesco Vitale

  4. Department of Philosophy and Education, Center for Logic, Language and Cognition, University of Torino, Turin, Italy

    Vincenzo Crupi

  5. Department of Internal Medicine, Santa Croce and Carle Hospital, Cuneo, Italy

    Luigi Fenoglio

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Elia, F., Milan, A., Vitale, F. et al. A plea to respect medical mistakes. Intern Emerg Med 13, 139–140 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-017-1761-2

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