Legal risks in treating irritable bowel syndrome

Reviews in Gastroenterological Disorders

Volumn 3, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2003, Pages

  Feld, Andrew D ^a  

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

Author keywords

Informed consent; Malpractice; Risk management; Standard of care; Vicarious liability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE MARKER; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; IRRITABLE COLON; LABORATORY TEST; LAW SUIT; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL LIABILITY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NEGLIGENCE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT PLANNING;

DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MALPRACTICE; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0141741239     PISSN: 1533001X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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