Italian radiologists and malpractice claims in 1993-1995;Denunce di responsabilità civile contro i radiologi in Italia. Andamento del fenomeno nel triennio 1993-1995

Radiologia Medica

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 284-286

  Fileni, Adriano ^a,b   Magnavita, Nicola ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b Istituto di Radiologia di Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Roma   (Italy)

Author keywords

Accident; Diagnostic imaging; Iatrogenic injury; Malpractice; Misdiagnosis; Radiology and radiologists

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; ITALY; MALPRACTICE; RADIOLOGY; STATISTICS;

HUMANS; ITALY; MALPRACTICE; RADIOLOGY;

EID: 0031089158     PISSN: 00338362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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