Defense of breast cancer malpractice claims

Breast Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 76-90

  Zylstra, Samuel ^a   D'Orsi, Carl J ^a   Ricci, Barbara A ^b   Halloran, Elizabeth E ^b   Resseguie, Laurence J ^b   Greenwald, Linda ^b   Mondor, Maureen C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b ProMutual   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Data tracking; Litigation; Malpractice; Medicolegal; Risk management; Risk prevention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; METASTASIS; PAIN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; RISK MANAGEMENT;

ALGORITHMS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALPRACTICE; MASSACHUSETTS; MEDICAL RECORDS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK MANAGEMENT; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 0035040624     PISSN: 1075122X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1524-4741.2001.007002076.x     Document Type: Article

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