Medical liability and patient safety: setting the proper course.

Mark D. Pearlman; Paul A. Gluck

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Medical liability and patient safety: setting the proper course.

May 18, 2005

Pearlman MD, Gluck PA. Obstet Gynecol. 2005;105(5 Pt 1):941-943.

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The authors call for leaders in obstetrics and gynecology to help engender patient safety as a core principle within those fields.

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