The origins of malpractice claims

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 246, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 712-713

  Karl, Richard C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b MDC 16 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; BILLING AND CLAIMS; EDITORIAL; GASTRECTOMY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; LIVER SURGERY; MALPRACTICE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; SURGEON; SURGICAL ERROR; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL ERRORS; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35648966514     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e318158b976     Document Type: Editorial

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