Clinical areas of liability: Risk management concerns in long-term care

Annals of Long-Term Care

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 26-32

  Weinberg, Andrew D ^a,b,c   Levine, Jeffrey M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WJB Dorn VA Medical Center   (United States)

^c HMM 774 ^*  (Iraq)

^d ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECUBITUS; DEHYDRATION; FALLING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; LONG TERM CARE; MALNUTRITION; MEDICAL LIABILITY; NURSING HOME; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; SEDATION;

EID: 11444254914     PISSN: 15247929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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