Medical malpractice reform measures and their effects

Chest

Volumn 144, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 306-318

  Leflar, Robert B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COMPENSATION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; COURT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL LIABILITY; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNEMPLOYMENT; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

EID: 84880056651     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.12-2861     Document Type: Article

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