The economic cost of the medical-legal tort system

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 174, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1903-1909

  Ransom, S B ^a   Dombrowski, M P ^a   Shephard, R ^a   Leonardi, M ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

cost; malpractice; medical legal; Text

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FINANCE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; LEGAL LIABILITY; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL LIABILITY; NEGLIGENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0029934667     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(96)70227-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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