Report of the ACR task force on medical liability reform in radiology

Journal of the American College of Radiology

Volumn 1, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 908-915

  Ellenbogen, Paul H ^a   Hoffman, Thomas ^b   Cypel, Yasmin ^b  

^a PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL OF DALLAS   (United States)

^b AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

ACR task force; Medical liability reform; Tort reform

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CIVILIZATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; LAW; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL LIABILITY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POLITICAL SYSTEM; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RADIOLOGIST; RADIOLOGY; SKILL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUPPORT GROUP; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84928096429     PISSN: 15461440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2004.06.024     Document Type: Article

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