Change in obstetric practice in response to fear of litigation in the British Isles

The Lancet

Volumn 338, Issue 8767, 1991, Pages 616-618

  Ennis, M ^a   Clark, A ^b   Grudzinskas, J G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NONHUMAN; OBSTETRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEFENSIVE MEDICINE; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; FETAL MONITORING; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMAN; IRELAND; OBSTETRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0025738006     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0140-6736(91)90616-W     Document Type: Article

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