Claiming behaviour in a no-fault system of medical injury: A descriptive analysis of claimants and non-claimants

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 185, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 203-207

  Bismark, Marie M ^a,c   Brennan, Troyen A ^a   Davis, Peter B ^b   Studdert, David M ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c Buddle Findlay   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; COMPENSATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ERROR; MINORITY GROUP; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEGLIGENCE; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT ATTITUDE; POVERTY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 33748300703     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00532.x     Document Type: Article

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