What Patient Attributes Are Associated With Thoughts of Suing a Physician?

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 589-596

  Fishbain, David A ^a,b   Bruns, Daniel ^c   Disorbio, J Mark ^d   Lewis, John E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Health Psychology Associates   (United States)

^d Integrated Therapies   (United States)

Author keywords

Malpractice; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ANGER; ARTICLE; BATTERY FOR HEALTH IMPROVEMENT 2; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALPRACTICE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PUNISHMENT; RATING SCALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TRUST; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HEADACHE; HUMANS; MALE; MALPRACTICE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENTS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; REFLEX SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WORKERS' COMPENSATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 34247180632     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.02.007     Document Type: Article

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