Negligence litigation and medicine: Force for good or root of all evil?

Anaesthesia

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 247-249

  Bogod, D ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LAW SUIT; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NEGLIGENCE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIOLOGY; DEFENSIVE MEDICINE; EXPERT TESTIMONY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALPRACTICE;

EID: 79952710658     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2011.06688.x     Document Type: Editorial

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