Risk creation, loss of chance, and legal liability

Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1351-1363

  Garwin, Mark J ^a,b  

^a Memorial Hospital of Carbondale   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COURT; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; LEGAL LIABILITY; MALPRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK;

CAUSALITY; LIABILITY, LEGAL; RISK; SUPREME COURT DECISIONS;

EID: 0036908609     PISSN: 08898588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0889-8588(02)00060-6     Document Type: Review

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