Malpractice in Mexico: Arbitration not litigation

British Medical Journal

Volumn 331, Issue 7514, 2005, Pages 448-451

  Tena Tamayo, Carlos ^a   Sotelo, Julio ^a  

^a National Commission for Medical Arbitration   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EXPERIENCE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LAW SUIT; MALPRACTICE; MEXICO; MODEL; NEGLIGENCE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SATISFACTION;

EID: 23844443479     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.331.7514.448     Document Type: Review

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