title: Difficulties in apologising for a medical error.
authors.affiliation: King Fahd Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Hassan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chamsi-Pasha
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedic Department, Yeovil District Hospital, Yeovil, UK.
authors.forename: Abdullah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hanoun
authors.affiliation: Medical Ethics Department, International Medical Centre, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Mohammed Ali
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Albar
mesh_terms: D030881:Disclosure; D006801:Humans; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology*; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations