Legal risks of clinical practice guidelines

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 7-11

  Moses, Richard E ^a,c   Feld, Andrew D ^b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of Seattle   (United States)

^c Bldg B ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLONOSCOPY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; ENTERITIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXPERT WITNESS; GASTROENTEROLOGY; LEGAL LIABILITY; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NEGLIGENCE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATIENT SAFETY; PEER REVIEW; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; MALPRACTICE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 37849007354     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01399.x     Document Type: Review

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