The Impact of Malpractice Burden on Michigan Obstetrician-Gynecologists' Career Satisfaction

Women's Health Issues

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 229-237

  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

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREER; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LAW SUIT; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL LIABILITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBSTETRICS; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MALE; MALPRACTICE; MICHIGAN; MIDDLE AGED; OBSTETRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 45849106165     PISSN: 10493867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2008.02.007     Document Type: Article

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