Surgical malpractice in the United States, 1990-2006

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 215, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 480-488

  Orosco, Ryan K ^a   Talamini, Jonathan ^b   Chang, David C ^a   Talamini, Mark A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b Practicing Attorney   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LAW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALPRACTICE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL MALPRACTICE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84866368224     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: 18791190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2012.04.028     Document Type: Article

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