Putting the patient in patient safety: Linking patient complaints and malpractice risk

JAMA

Volumn 287, Issue 22, 2002, Pages 3003-3005

  Sage, William M ^a  

^a Columbia Law School ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; LAW SUIT; MALPRACTICE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY;

EID: 0037067175     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.287.22.3003     Document Type: Editorial

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