Medical malpractice implications of alternative medicine

JAMA

Volumn 280, Issue 18, 1998, Pages 1610-1615

  Studdert, David M ^a   Eisenberg, David M ^b,e   Miller, Frances H ^c   Curto, Daniel A ^d   Kaptchuk, Ted J ^b   Brennan, Troyen A ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d HARVARD LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

^e BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH INSURANCE; LEGAL ASPECT; LEGAL LIABILITY; MALPRACTICE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MASSAGE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032508877     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.280.18.1610     Document Type: Article

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