Medical malpractice experience of Taiwan: 2005 versus 1991

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 237-242

  Wu, C Y ^a,b,c,d   Lai, H J ^e   Chen, R C ^e,f,g,h,i  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Tung Hai University   (South Korea)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^f 6En Chu Kong Hospital

^g TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^h Ten Chen Medical Group   (Taiwan)

ⁱ EN CHU KONG HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Litigation; Malpractice; Prevalence; Settlement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEY; MALPRACTICE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGED; CRIMINAL LAW; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MALPRACTICE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; TAIWAN;

EID: 65349193820     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2009.01801.x     Document Type: Article

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