A basic review of psychiatric medical malpractice law in the United States

Comprehensive Psychiatry

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 309-312

  Tsao, Carol I ^a   Layde, Joseph B ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BILLING AND CLAIMS; HUMAN; LAW; LAW SUIT; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NEGLIGENCE; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHIATRY;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPENSATION AND REDRESS; CRIMINAL LAW; HUMANS; JURISPRUDENCE; MALPRACTICE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHIATRY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34249893068     PISSN: 0010440X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2007.03.002     Document Type: Article

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