The effects of medical liability on obstetric care supply in Michigan

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 198, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 205.e1-205.e9

  Xu, Xiao ^a   Siefert, Kristine A ^b   Jacobson, Peter D ^b   Lori, Jody R ^b   Ransom, Scott B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

family physician; medical liability; nurse midwives; obstetric care; obstetrician gynecologist

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DELIVERY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; MALE; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL LIABILITY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MIDWIFE; NURSE; OBSTETRIC CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38749085272     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.08.043     Document Type: Article

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