The US medical liability system: Evidence for legislative reform

Annals of Family Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 240-246

  Guirguis Blake, Janelle ^a,e   Fryer, George E ^b   Phillips Jr , Robert L ^c   Szabat, Ronald ^d   Green, Larry A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ROBERT GRAHAM CENTER   (United States)

^d American Society of Nephrology   (United States)

^e Tacoma Family Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost control; Insurance, liability; Legal liability, premiums; Liability, legal; Malpractice

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BILLING AND CLAIMS; COMPENSATION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL LIABILITY; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

COST CONTROL; HUMANS; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MALPRACTICE; NATIONAL PRACTITIONER DATA BANK; PUBLIC POLICY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33744735647     PISSN: 15441709     EISSN: 15441717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1370/afm.535     Document Type: Article

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