论文信息 - The role of practice guidelines in medical malpractice litigation.

The role of practice guidelines in medical malpractice litigation.

Though mandating adherence to clinical practice guidelines could reduce malpractice litigation costs by making the standard of care explicit and ironclad, it could also impose inflexible or unrealistic standards on clinical practice. Virtual Mentor is a monthly bioethics journal published by the American Medical Association.

Bryan A Liang | T. Mackey | B. Liang | Timothy K Mackey

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