Analysis of surgical errors in malpractice claims in Belgium

Acta Chirurgica Belgica

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 11-18

  Somville, F J M P ^a   Van Sprundel, M ^a   Somville, J ^b  

^a Dept of Epidemiology and Social Medicine ^*  (Belgium)

^b University Hospital   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Ethics; Medical liability; Medico legal consequences; Surgeon's behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949346882     PISSN: 00015458     EISSN: 25770160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2010.11680558     Document Type: Article

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