Modeling eligibility under national systems of compensation for treatment injury

Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 295-319

  Davis, Peter ^a   Lay Yee, Roy ^a   Briant, Robin ^a   Scott, Alastair ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPENSATION; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INJURY; INSURANCE; LEGAL LIABILITY; MEDICAL ERROR; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PUBLIC HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPENSATION AND REDRESS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL ERRORS; MEDICATION ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 33646596333     PISSN: 03616878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/03616878-31-2-295     Document Type: Article

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