The Disruptive Physician: A Legal Perspective

Academic Radiology

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1069-1073

  Grogan, Michael J ^a   Knechtges, Paul ^a  

^a St Paul Radiology   (United States)

Author keywords

Disruptive physician behavior; medical legal issues; professionalism

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISRUPTIVE PHYSICIAN BEHAVIOR; EMPLOYMENT; LEGAL ASPECT; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL-LEGAL ISSUES; PHYSICIAN; PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT; PROFESSIONALISM; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RADIOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

DISRUPTIVE PHYSICIAN BEHAVIOR; MEDICAL-LEGAL ISSUES; PROFESSIONALISM;

EMPLOYMENT; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; PHYSICIAN IMPAIRMENT; PHYSICIANS; PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT; RADIOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84881348087     PISSN: 10766332     EISSN: 18784046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2013.04.015     Document Type: Article

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