Medical liability - Prospects for federal reform

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 376, Issue 19, 2017, Pages 1806-1808

  Mello, Michelle M ^a   Kachalia, Allen ^b   Studdert, David M ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; LAW; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL LIABILITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; COMPENSATION; ECONOMICS; GOVERNMENT; LEGAL LIABILITY; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; UNITED STATES;

COMPENSATION AND REDRESS; FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE REFORM; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MALPRACTICE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85019239865     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1701174     Document Type: Review

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