Urological malpractice: Analysis of indemnity and claim data from 1985 to 2007

Journal of Urology

Volumn 184, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1086-1090

  Benson, Jonas S ^a   Coogan, Christopher L ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

insurance; insurance, liability; malpractice; urology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; KIDNEY CANCER; LAW SUIT; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; TESTIS CANCER; TREATMENT FAILURE; UROLOGY; ECONOMICS; INSURANCE; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED STATES;

INSURANCE, LIABILITY; MALPRACTICE; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; UROLOGY;

EID: 77956631064     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2010.05.034     Document Type: Article

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