Outcomes of medical malpractice litigation against US physicians

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 172, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 892-894

  Jena, Anupam B ^a   Chandra, Amitabh ^b   Lakdawalla, Darius ^c   Seabury, Seth ^d  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; BILLING AND CLAIMS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; LEGAL LIABILITY; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NOTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

HUMANS; INSURANCE, LIABILITY; MALPRACTICE; MEDICINE; PHYSICIANS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84862270528     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2012.1416     Document Type: Note

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