Liability for the psychiatrist expert witness

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 159, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1819-1825

  Binder, Renée L ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COURT; EXPERT WITNESS; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL LIABILITY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHIATRIST; REVIEW;

ETHICS, MEDICAL; EXPERT TESTIMONY; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MALPRACTICE; PSYCHIATRY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036842508     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.159.11.1819     Document Type: Review

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