Analysis of obstetrics and gynecology professional liability claims in Catalonia, Spain (1986-2010)

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 442-446

  Gómez Durán, Esperanza L ^a   Mulà Rosías, Joan Antoni ^b   Lailla Vicens, Josep Maria ^c   Benet Travé, Josep ^a   Arimany Manso, Josep ^a  

^a Official College of Pharmacists of Barcelona (COFB)   (Spain)

^b Hospital de Blanes   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Claims; Liability; Malpractice; Negligence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DELIVERY; DIAPHRAGM EVENTRATION; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; FOREIGN BODY; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; JURISPRUDENCE; KIDNEY DISEASE; LABOR; LABOR COMPLICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL LIABILITY; OBSTETRIC PROCEDURE; OBSTETRICS; OVARIECTOMY; REIMBURSEMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SPAIN; UTERINE TUBE LIGATION; UTERUS RUPTURE; WOUND INFECTION;

COMPENSATION AND REDRESS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HUMANS; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MALPRACTICE; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY; SPAIN;

EID: 84878906710     PISSN: 1752928X     EISSN: 18787487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2012.12.006     Document Type: Article

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