Status of medical liability claims in Saudi Arabia

Annals of Saudi Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 87-91

  Samarkandi, Abdulhamid ^a  

^a KING KHALID UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DENTISTRY; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INSURANCE; INTERNAL MEDICINE; LAW SUIT; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL LIABILITY; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; OBSTETRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 33646780921     PISSN: 02564947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.2006.87     Document Type: Article

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