Malpractice in child and adolescent psychiatry

Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 869-885

  Ash, Peter ^a,b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GRADY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ERROR; HUMAN; LAW; LAW SUIT; LEGAL ASPECT; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEXUAL ABUSE; SUICIDE; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; EXPERT TESTIMONY; HUMANS; INSURANCE, LIABILITY; MALPRACTICE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; RISK; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036795408     PISSN: 10564993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1056-4993(02)00020-2     Document Type: Review

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