Analysis of malpractice claims in mammography: A complex issue;Analisi delle denunce di responsabilità civile in mammografia: un problema complesso

Radiologia Medica

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 636-644

  Fileni, A ^a,d   Magnavita, N ^b   Pescarini, L ^c  

^a INRCA   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c VENETO INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY IOV IRCCS   (Italy)

^d NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breast; Malpractice claims; Mammography; Radiologists

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HEALTH INSURANCE; ITALY; LAW SUIT; MALPRACTICE; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; RADIOLOGIST;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; COHORT STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; INSURANCE, LIABILITY; ITALY; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MALPRACTICE; MAMMOGRAPHY; PREVALENCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RELATIVE VALUE SCALES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 67650713905     PISSN: 00338362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11547-009-0394-6     Document Type: Article

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