Physicians' communication skills with patients and legal liability in decided medical malpractice litigation cases in Japan

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In medical malpractice litigations in recent years in Japan, it is notable that the growing number of medical litigation cases includes the issue of a doctor's explanation to the patient as a pivotal point. The objective of this...

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Main Authors: Hagihara Akihito, Takehara Tadamichi, Hamasaki Tomoko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-07-01
Series:BMC Family Practice
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2296/9/43

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