Medical liability. The dilemma of litigations

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 901-906

  Alsaddique, Ahmed A ^a  

^a KING KHALID UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DENTISTRY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; LAW SUIT; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL LIABILITY; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; OBSTETRICS; PEDIATRICS; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SAUDI ARABIA;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTISTS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INSURANCE, LIABILITY; MALPRACTICE; SAUDI ARABIA; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 4344687321     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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