The risks of being sued and how much is paid

Journal of the American College of Radiology

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 89-91

  West, Rebecca W ^a   Sipe, Charles Y ^b  

^a Piedmont Liability Trust   (United States)

^b Goodman   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; BREAST CARCINOMA; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL LIABILITY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEWBORN DISEASE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHORT SURVEY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84928096503     PISSN: 15461440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2003.11.020     Document Type: Article

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