Obstetricians' rising liability insurance premiums and inductions at late preterm gestations

Medical Care

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 425-430

  Murthy, Kama ^a,e   Grobman, William A ^b,c   Lee, Todd A ^c   Holl, Jane L ^a,c,d  

^a Departments of Pediatrics   (United States)

^b Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Induction of labor; Late preterm; Professional liability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH STATISTICS; HUMAN; INSURANCE; LABOR INDUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALPRACTICE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL LIABILITY; PHYSICIAN; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURE LABOR; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES; ADULT; BIRTH CERTIFICATE; DATA BASE; ECONOMICS; LEGAL ASPECT; LEGAL LIABILITY; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; OBSTETRICS; PREMATURITY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; BIRTH CERTIFICATES; DATABASES AS TOPIC; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; INSURANCE, LIABILITY; LABOR, INDUCED; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MALPRACTICE; NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS (U.S.); OBSTETRICS; PREMATURE BIRTH; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64249084150     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e31818b080d     Document Type: Article

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