Medical Malpractice Claims Risk in Urology: An Empirical Analysis of Patient Complaint Data

Journal of Urology

Volumn 183, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1971-1976

  Stimson, C J ^a   Pichert, James W ^b   Moore, Ilene N ^b   Dmochowski, Roger R ^b   Cornett, M Bernadette ^b   An, Angel Q ^b   Hickson, Gerald B ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

malpractice; patient satisfaction; risk management; urology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MALPRACTICE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLAINT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; UROLOGY;

ALGORITHMS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HUMANS; MALPRACTICE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; UROLOGY;

EID: 77950493486     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2010.01.027     Document Type: Article

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