Medical malpractice crisis: Florida's recent experience

Circulation

Volumn 109, Issue 24, 2004, Pages 2936-2938

  Cline, Robert E ^a,c   Pepine, Carl J ^b  

^a Florida Medical Association   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Heart Lung Surgical Institute of South Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; INSURANCE; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL LIABILITY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SURGEON; UNITED STATES;

CARDIOLOGY; COMPENSATION AND REDRESS; FEES AND CHARGES; FLORIDA; HEALTH CARE REFORM; INSURANCE, LIABILITY; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MALPRACTICE; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 3042522905     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.0000133897.12609.E9     Document Type: Short Survey

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