Malpractice Reform Must Include Steps to Prevent Medical Injury

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 51-53

  Schoenbaum, Stephen C ^a   Bovbjerg, Randall R ^b  

^a Commonwealth Fund ^*  (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INSURANCE; LAW SUIT; LEGAL LIABILITY; MALPRACTICE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAFETY;

EID: 0346727462     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-140-1-200401060-00011     Document Type: Review

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