Omission-Related Malpractice Claims and the Limits of Defensive Medicine

Medical Care Research and Review

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 456-471

  Kravitz, Richard L ^a   Rolph, John E ^b   Petersen, Laura ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MALPRACTICE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

DEFENSIVE MEDICINE; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; INSURANCE, LIABILITY; MALPRACTICE; NEW ENGLAND; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0031310880     PISSN: 10775587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107755879705400404     Document Type: Review

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