Managing medical indemnity: Must we choose between quality assurance and risk management?

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 181, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 64-65

  Nisselle, Paul ^a  

^a Hlth Law Risk Management Consultant   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETONOGESTREL;

DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG LEGISLATION; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG QUALITY; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL LIABILITY; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 4043115046     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2004.tb06173.x     Document Type: Editorial

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