Legal clarification of "loss of chance of a better outcome" in Australia

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 196, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 167-168

  Bhatia, Neera ^a   Tibballs, James ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BRAIN DAMAGE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPENSATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; JURISPRUDENCE; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; NEGLIGENCE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRUS ENCEPHALITIS; VIRUS MENINGITIS;

AUSTRALIA; COMPENSATION AND REDRESS; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HUMANS; MALPRACTICE;

EID: 84857868883     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja10.10225     Document Type: Article

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