Sued for misdiagnosis? It could happen to you

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 2010, Pages

  Lippman, Helen ^a   Davenport, John ^a  

^a Kaiser Permanente Orange County ^*  (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; LAWYER; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL ERROR; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SYMPTOM; ADULT; CASE REPORT; CHECKLIST; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CHECKLIST; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; DOCUMENTATION; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77956697206     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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