Medical Practice Guidelines in Malpractice Litigation: An Early Retrospective

Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1996, Pages

  Hyams, Andrew L ^a   Shapiro, David W ^b   Brennan, Troyen A ^c  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; LAW; LAW SUIT; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW;

EXPERT TESTIMONY; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MALPRACTICE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029869568     PISSN: 03616878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/03616878-21-2-289     Document Type: Review

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