Family practice OB: To be or not to be? Liability is the question

Journal of the American Board of Family Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 565-566

  Norris, Thomas E ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY; EDITORIAL; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH INSURANCE; INSURANCE; LEGAL LIABILITY; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHYSICIAN; UNITED STATES; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; OBSTETRICS; RISK MANAGEMENT; STANDARD;

FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; INSURANCE, LIABILITY; LIABILITY, LEGAL; OBSTETRICS; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3543122959     PISSN: 08938652     EISSN: 15448770     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.16.6.565     Document Type: Editorial

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