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==== To other physicians ==== Discussing mistakes with other physicians is beneficial.<ref name="pmid2013929" /> However, medical providers may be less forgiving of one another.<ref name="pmid10068390" /> The reason is not clear, but one essayist has admonished, "Don't Take Too Much Joy in the Mistakes of Other Doctors."<ref name="isbn0-89815-197-X-b">{{cite book |author=Oscar London |chapter=Rule 35: Don't Take Too Much Joy in the Mistakes of Other Doctors |title=Kill as few patients as possible: and fifty-six other essays on how to be the world's best doctor |publisher=Ten Speed Press |location=Berkeley, Calif |year=1987 |isbn=978-0-89815-197-8 |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/killasfewpatient00lond |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/killasfewpatient00lond }}</ref>
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