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. 2008 Summer;36(2):396-402, 214.
doi: 10.1111/j.1748-720X.2008.00283.x.

Reactions of potential jurors to a hypothetical malpractice suit: alleging failure to perform a prostate-specific antigen test

Michael J Barry  1 , Pamela H Wescott, Ellen J Reifler, Yuchaio Chang, Benjamin W Moulton
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Reactions of potential jurors to a hypothetical malpractice suit: alleging failure to perform a prostate-specific antigen test

Michael J Barry et al. J Law Med Ethics. 2008 Summer.

Abstract

We conducted focus groups with 47 potential jurors who were presented with different scenarios in a hypothetical malpractice case involving failure to order a PSA test. Better documentation that a patient made an informed decision to decline a PSA test appeared to provide more medical-legal protection for physicians, especially with the use of a decision aid.

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