A description of emergency department-related malpractice claims in the Netherlands: Closed claims study 1993-2001

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 247-250

  Elshove Bolk, Jolande ^a   Simons, Maarten ^a   Cremers, Jan ^b   van Vugt, Arie ^c   Burg, Michael ^a  

^a ONZE LIEVE VROUWE GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

^b MediRisk   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Emergency departments; Medical liability; Outcome; Residency training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EXPERT WITNESS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEGAL LIABILITY; MALPRACTICE; NETHERLANDS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EXPERT TESTIMONY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MALPRACTICE; NETHERLANDS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 16644366083     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00063110-200410000-00002     Document Type: Article

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