The pattern of medical errors and litigation against doctors in Saudi Arabia

Background: Adverse events are frequent in clinical practice, but only a few studies in Saudi Arabia have addressed them. The current study was designed to review the lawsuits against healthcare professionals by analyzing records of the cases dealt with by the Medico-legal Committees (MLC) in variou...

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Main Authors: Jamal S AlJarallah, Norah AlRowaiss
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Family and Community Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.jfcmonline.com/article.asp?issn=2230-8229;year=2013;volume=20;issue=2;spage=98;epage=105;aulast=AlJarallah