How does the law recognize and deal with medical errors?

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 102, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 265-271

  Merry, Alan F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; COMPENSATION; EMPIRICISM; ERROR; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; IATROGENIC DISEASE; LAW; LAW SUIT; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL ERROR; MORALITY; NEGLIGENCE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PHILOSOPHY; REVIEW; STANDARD; THEORY;

EID: 67651159040     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jrsm.2009.09k029     Document Type: Review

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