How to avoid being sued in clinical practice

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 80, Issue 941, 2004, Pages 165-168

  Panting, G ^a  

^a Medical Protection Society   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL RECORD; PHYSICIAN; REVIEW;

COMMUNICATION; DEFENSIVE MEDICINE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORDS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 1642281788     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.2003.016279     Document Type: Review

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