Physicians influence and the malpractice problem

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 682-686

  Hickson, Gerald B ^a   Entman, Stephen S ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEGLIGENCE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT; SHORT SURVEY;

BIRTH INJURIES; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MALPRACTICE; OBSTETRICS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 77949898325     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3181d732e9     Document Type: Short Survey

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