Malpractice risks associated with colon cancer and inflammatory bowel disease

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 99, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1641-1644

  Feld, Andrew D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; STEROID;

CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLON CANCER; COLONOSCOPY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENTERITIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXPERT WITNESS; GENETIC RISK; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LABORATORY TEST; LAW SUIT; LEGAL LIABILITY; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL LIABILITY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NEGLIGENCE; PATIENT; PERFORMANCE; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD; THEORETICAL STUDY;

COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MALE; MALPRACTICE; MASS SCREENING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RISK FACTORS; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4544294882     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.40943.x     Document Type: Review

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