Epidemiology of malpractice lawsuits in paediatrics

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 97, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1486-1491

  Najaf Zadeh, A ^a   Dubos, F ^b   Aurel, M ^b   Martinot, A ^b,c  

^a Department of Neurology   (France)

^b LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

Lawsuits; Malpractice; Medical Errors; Paediatrics

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; EMERGENCY WARD; GASTROENTERITIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; LAW SUIT; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDLINE; MENINGITIS; PATIENT SAFETY; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 53749099610     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2008.00898.x     Document Type: Review

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