Tort reform is associated with more medical board complaints and disciplinary actions

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 214, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 567-571

  Stewart, Ronald M ^a,b   Love, Joseph D ^a,b   Rocheleau, Lisa A ^c   Sirinek, Kenneth R ^a,b  

^a Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

^b University Hospital   (United States)

^c Boone and Rocheleau   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LAW; LICENCE REVOCATION; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNISHMENT; UNITED STATES;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH CARE REFORM; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LIABILITY, LEGAL; LICENSURE, MEDICAL; MALPRACTICE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPECIALTY BOARDS; TEXAS;

EID: 84859215838     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: 18791190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2011.12.020     Document Type: Article

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