Trends in pathology malpractice claims

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Troxel, David B ^a  

^a Doctors' Company   (United States)

Author keywords

pathology claims; pathology errors; pathology malpractice

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT TUMOR; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALPRACTICE; MELANOMA; PATHOLOGY; STATISTICS;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; HUMANS; MALPRACTICE; MELANOMA; PATHOLOGY, CLINICAL;

EID: 84255166392     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: 15320979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e31823836bb     Document Type: Article

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