Progress in Medicine: Compensation and medical negligence in India: Does the system need a quick fix or an overhaul?
In a recent judgment on medical negligence, the Supreme Court awarded compensation amounting to Rs. 11 crore to a victim, which was to be paid by the doctors and the private hospital deemed responsible for the wrongful death of a patient. This landmark decision was by far the largest compensation aw...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2016-01-01
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| Series: | Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.annalsofian.org/article.asp?issn=0972-2327;year=2016;volume=19;issue=5;spage=21;epage=27;aulast=Chandra |