Epidemiology and etiology of malpractice lawsuits involving children in US emergency departments and urgent care centers

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 165-169

  Selbst, Steven M ^a,b   Friedman, Marla J ^c   Singh, Sabina B ^d  

^a NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MIAMI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lawsuits; Malpractice

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; APPENDICITIS; CERTIFICATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EMERGENCY WARD; EMOTION; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INFANT; LAW SUIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL ERROR; MENINGITIS; PEDIATRICS; PNEUMONIA; QUADRIPLEGIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TESTIS TORSION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 15044344314     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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