The injustice of compensation for victims of medical accidents

British Medical Journal

Volumn 314, Issue 7097, 1997, Pages 1821-1823

  Harris, John ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Dept of Bioethics and Appl Philos ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; IATROGENIC DISEASE; JUSTICE; LAW SUIT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; UNITED KINGDOM; VICTIM;

EID: 0030924258     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.314.7097.1821     Document Type: Short Survey

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