The Legal Process

Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 583-592

  Zane, Richard D ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Expert witness; Law suit; Malpractice; Negligence; Tort reform

Indexed keywords

COMPENSATION; CRIMINAL LAW; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; EXPERT WITNESS; INFORMED CONSENT; INSURANCE; LEGAL LIABILITY; LEGAL PROCEDURE; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEGLIGENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70449623688     PISSN: 07338627     EISSN: 07338627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.emc.2009.07.009     Document Type: Review

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