The causes of medical malpractice suits against radiologists in the United States

Radiology

Volumn 266, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 548-554

  Whang, Jeremy S ^a   Baker, Stephen R ^a   Patel, Ronak ^a   Luk, Lyndon ^a   Castro III, Alejandro ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LAW SUIT; LUNG CANCER; MALPRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; SPINE FRACTURE; UNITED STATES; VASCULAR DISEASE; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

CREDENTIALING; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HUMANS; MALPRACTICE; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; RADIOLOGY; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84873387059     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: 15271315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.12111119     Document Type: Article

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