Malpractice issues in radiology. Consequences of being accused of malpractice

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 169, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1219-1223

  Berlin, Leonard ^a,b  

^a RUSH NORTH SHORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; LEGAL ASPECT; MALPRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; AGED; CASE REPORT; CRIME; FEMALE; INTERNAL MEDICINE; LEGAL LIABILITY; LICENSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

AGED; CRIME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; LIABILITY, LEGAL; LICENSURE, MEDICAL; MALE; MALPRACTICE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; RADIOLOGY; WISCONSIN;

EID: 0031279036     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.169.5.9353431     Document Type: Article

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