Malpractice risk prevention for primary care physicians

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 324, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 212-219

  Blackston, Joseph W ^a   Bouldin, Marshall J ^a   Brown, C Andrew ^a   Duddleston, David N ^a   Hicks, G Swink ^a   Holman, Honey E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Medical malpractice; Primary care; Risk prevention

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; INFORMED CONSENT; INSURANCE; INTERNAL MEDICINE; LAW SUIT; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL LIABILITY; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE;

EID: 0036787732     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000441-200210000-00008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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