Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 16, Issue 6 , Pages 301-306 , August 2009

A survey of sued physicians’ self-reported reactions to malpractice litigation in Iran

  • Seyed Mehdi Saberi, MD (Forensic Psychiatrist, Assistant Professor)

      Affiliations

    • Legal Medicine Organization of Tehran, Iran
    • ,
  • Ardeshir Sheikhazadi, MD (Forensic Medicine Specialist, Associate Professor)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Legal Medicine, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Poursina St. Keshavarz Blvd., Tehran 1417613151, Iran
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +98 21 22126039; fax: +98 21 66405588.
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    • ,
  • Hojatalah Joghataei, MD (Forensic Medicine Specialist)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Legal Medicine, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Poursina St. Keshavarz Blvd., Tehran 1417613151, Iran
    • ,
  • Vida Mohammadi, MD (Gynecologist)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Legal Medicine, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Poursina St. Keshavarz Blvd., Tehran 1417613151, Iran
    • ,
  • Masoumeh Fallahian, MD, MPH (Obstetrics and Gynecology, Professor)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetric and Gynecology, Shahid Beheshti University (MC), Iran

Received 16 April 2008 ,Revised 9 September 2008 ,Accepted 9 December 2008.

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PII: S1752-928X(08)00250-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2008.12.016

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 16, Issue 6 , Pages 301-306 , August 2009

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