Medicolegal aspects of neoplastic dermatology

Modern Pathology

Volumn 19, Issue , 2006, Pages 148-154

  Neil Crowson, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Case review; Dermatopathology; Malpractice; Risk management

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DERMATOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ERROR; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; LABORATORY; LAW SUIT; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NEGLIGENCE; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN TUMOR; UNITED STATES;

DERMATOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HUMANS; MALPRACTICE; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 31644448490     PISSN: 08933952     EISSN: 15300285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/modpathol.3800518     Document Type: Article

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