Medical Professional Liability and Health Care System Reform

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 55, Issue 25, 2010, Pages 2801-2803

  Dove, James T ^a   Brush Jr , John E ^b   Chazal, Richard A ^c   Oetgen, William J ^d  

^a Prairie Cardiovascular Consultants Ltd   (United States)

^b EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c The Heart Group   (United States)

^d GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

defensive medicine; medical liability; tort reform

Indexed keywords

AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA DISSECTING ANEURYSM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL LIABILITY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW;

DEFENSIVE MEDICINE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MALE; MALPRACTICE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77953298989     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.03.028     Document Type: Review

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