Medical liability and patient safety: Setting the proper course

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 941-943

  Pearlman, Mark D ^a   Gluck, Paul A ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INSURANCE; LEGAL ASPECT; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL LIABILITY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL STUDENT; OBSTETRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY;

COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HUMANS; INSURANCE, LIABILITY; JOINT COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MEDICAL ERRORS; OBSTETRICS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 17644421369     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: 1873233X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000161953.52856.96     Document Type: Editorial

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