Medical error as a basis for legal responsibility of physicians and health facilities

  • Milan B Počuča Pravni fakultet za privredu i pravosuđe, Univerziteta Privredna akademija, Novi Sad, Srbija
  • Nebojša N Šarkić Pravni fakultet Univerziteta Union, Beograd, Srbija
  • Nataša V Mrvić-Petrović Pravni fakultet Univerziteta Union, Beograd, Srbija

Abstract


Key words:

medical errors; physician-patient relations; health facilities; ethics, medical; jurisprudence; legislation.

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2017/01/19
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