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medical malpractice: a standalone construct

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medicalmalpractice1 CONSTRUCTMedical malpractice LOCALIO · HEALTH LAW

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Health law

legal claims that a clinician's negligent care injured a patient, studied for how poorly they match actual negligent injuries.

In health law, medical malpractice refers to legal claims that a clinician's negligent care injured a patient, studied for how poorly they match actual negligent injuries. This meaning comes from Localio (1991) in New England Journal of Medicine.[1]

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  1. Localio, A. R., Lawthers, A. G., Brennan, T. A., Laird, N. M., Hebert, L. E., Peterson, L. M., Newhouse, J. P., Weiler, P. C., & Hiatt, H. H. (1991). Relation between Malpractice Claims and Adverse Events Due to Negligence: Results of the Harvard Medical Practice Study III. New England Journal of Medicine, 325(4), 245-251. https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199107253250405

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