The regulation of medical malpractice in Japan

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 467, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 443-449

  Leflar, Robert B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; COURT; HEALTH INSURANCE; INFORMED CONSENT; JAPAN; LAW SUIT; LAWYER; LEGAL ASPECT; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL ERROR; MORTALITY; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INSURANCE; REVIEW; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INSURANCE, LIABILITY; JAPAN; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL ERRORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 59649097928     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11999-008-0602-z     Document Type: Conference Paper

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