Medical malpractice: The experience in italy

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 467, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 434-442

  Traina, Francesco ^a  

^a RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; ITALY; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL LIABILITY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CONTRACT; ECONOMICS; LEGAL ASPECT; LEGAL LIABILITY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; STATISTICS;

CONTRACTS; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; ITALY; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MALPRACTICE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 59649106160     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11999-008-0582-z     Document Type: Conference Paper

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