The spectrum of medical errors: When patients sue

International Journal of General Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue , 2012, Pages 613-619

  Kels, Barry D ^a   Grant Kels, Jane M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Medical malpractice; Medical negligence; Primum non nocere; Six Sigma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; BORROWED SERVANT DOCTRINE THEORY; BRAIN PSEUDOTUMOR; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; LEGAL LIABILITY; MALE; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY; NEGLIGENCE; PATIENT ABANDONMENT; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; THEORY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84877123872     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11787074     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/IJGM.S24257     Document Type: Review

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