Impact of the National Practitioner Data Bank on Resolution of Malpractice Claims

Inquiry

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 283-294

  Waters, Teresa M ^a   Studdert, David M ^f   Brennan, Troyen A ^b   Thomas, Eric J ^c   Almagor, Orit ^d   Mancewicz, Martha ^f   Budetti, Peter P ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^f NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA BASE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INSURANCE; LAW SUIT; MALPRACTICE; NEGLIGENCE; PROBABILITY; REVIEW;

EID: 0345491923     PISSN: 00469580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5034/inquiryjrnl_40.3.283     Document Type: Review

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