Difficulties in proving medical errors – Where do we stand?

Dragana Ignjatović Ristić; Svetlana Vasiljević; Nemanja Rančić; Branko Ristić

doi:10.2298/2823

Dragana Ignjatović Ristić Clinic for Psychiatry, Clinical Center Kragujevac; Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
Svetlana Vasiljević Basic Court in Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
Nemanja Rančić Centre for Clinical Pharmacology; Medical Faculty Military Medical Academy, University of Defence, Belgrade, Serbia
Branko Ristić Clinic for Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, Clinical Center Kragujevac; Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2298/2823

Keywords: ethics, medical, physician-patient relations, medical errors, jurisprudence, legislation, serbia,

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