An overview of medical malpractice litigation and the perceived crisis

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 433, Issue , 2005, Pages 8-14

  Litvin, S Gerald ^a,b  

^a Morgan Lewis and Bockius   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; COURT; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL LIABILITY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NEGLIGENCE; PHILOSOPHY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; UNITED STATES;

EID: 16844377204     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.blo.0000160019.12596.6f     Document Type: Conference Paper

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