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Factors predisposing to claims and compensations for patient injuries following total hip and knee arthroplasty

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Factors associated with malpractice claims are poorly understood. Knowledge of these factors could help to improve patient safety. We investigated whether patient characteristics and hospital volume affect claims and compensations following total hip arthroplasty (THA) and kn...

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Autores principales: Järvelin, Jutta, Häkkinen, Unto, Rosenqvist, Gunnar, Remes, Ville
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Informa Healthcare 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3339536/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22401679
http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/17453674.2012.672089