Standard-of-care testimony: Best practices or reasonable care?

Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 8-11

  Simon, Robert I ^a,b,c  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SUBURBAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; LAW; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; EXPERT TESTIMONY; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; MALPRACTICE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 15244347223     PISSN: 10936793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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