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The process of litigation for medical errors in Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom

Abdullah H. Alkhenizan and Mohammed R. Shafiq
Saudi Medical Journal November 2018, 39 (11) 1075-1081; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2018.11.22854
Abdullah H. Alkhenizan
From the Department of Family Medicine and Polyclinic, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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From the Department of Family Medicine and Polyclinic, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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