Medicine and the law - Breast cancer and malpractice litigation

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作者
Langlands, AO [1 ]
机构
[1] Westmead Hosp, NSW Breast Canc Inst, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia
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10.5694/j.1326-5377.1998.tb140225.x
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R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Litigation usually arises because of a delay in diagnosis and treatment, reflecting the fallibility of diagnostic testing.
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