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Practice Guideline
. 2013 May;127(3):545-57.
doi: 10.1007/s00414-013-0836-5. Epub 2013 Apr 6.

Malpractice and medical liability. European Guidelines on Methods of Ascertainment and Criteria of Evaluation

Santo Davide Ferrara  1 , Eric Baccino, Thomas Bajanowski, Rafael Boscolo-Berto, Maria Castellano, Ricardo De Angel, Alvydas Pauliukevičius, Pietrantonio Ricci, Peter Vanezis, Duarte Nuno Vieira, Guido Viel, Enrique Villanueva; EALM Working Group on Medical Malpractice
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Malpractice and medical liability. European Guidelines on Methods of Ascertainment and Criteria of Evaluation

Santo Davide Ferrara et al. Int J Legal Med. 2013 May.

Abstract

The manuscript presents the European Guidelines on medico-legal Methods of Ascertainment and Criteria of Evaluation in cases of suspected subjective "Medical Responsibility and/or Liability" developed by an international working group under the patronage of the European Academy of Legal Medicine. It includes a step-by-step illustrated explanation of approved Flow Charts, articulated in 18 sequential steps and comprehensive of both Methods of Ascertainment and Evaluation Criteria.

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