Failure of radiologic communication: An increasing cause of malpractice litigation and harm to patients

Applied Radiology

Volumn 39, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 17-23

  Berlin, Leonard ^a,b  

^a NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTHSYSTEM   (United States)

^b RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; LAW SUIT; LUNG CARCINOMA; MALPRACTICE; MAMMOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RADIOLOGIST; SHORT SURVEY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THYMOMA; X RAY;

EID: 77249173304     PISSN: 01609963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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