Epidemiology of medical complaints in Mexico: Identifying a general profile

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 220-223

  Jimenez Corona, Maria Eugenia ^a   Ponce De Leon Rosales, Samuel ^b   Rangel Frausto, Sigfrido ^c   Mohar Betancourt, Alejandro ^d  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS Y NUTRICIÓN SALVADOR ZUBIRÁN   (Mexico)

^c INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CANCEROLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Malpractice; Negligence; Patient complaint

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CITY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISEASE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEXICO; NEGLIGENCE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOM SAMPLE; RISK REDUCTION; SKILL; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL ERRORS; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 33745728741     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzl004     Document Type: Article

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