title: Practical ethics. To apologize or not, that is the question.
authors.forename: Patricia K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Fox
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Patterson
mesh_terms: D030881:Disclosure; D013502:General Surgery; D015285:Hospital-Patient Relations; D006801:Humans; D019300:Medical Errors; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations