The criminalisation of fatal medical mistakes

British Medical Journal

Volumn 327, Issue 7424, 2003, Pages 1118-1119

  Holbrook, Jon ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; CAUSE OF DEATH; COURT; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL ETHICS; NEGLIGENCE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0242637059     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.327.7424.1118     Document Type: Editorial

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