The social cost of adverse medical events, and what we can do about it

Health Affairs

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 590-595

  Goodman, John C ^a   Villarreal, Pamela ^a   Jones, Biff ^a  

^a National Center for Policy Analysis   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPENSATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH INSURANCE; INJURY; MORTALITY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE, LIABILITY; MEDICAL ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES; VALUE OF LIFE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955612904     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2010.1256     Document Type: Article

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