Comparing 20 years of national general surgery malpractice claims data: Obesity versus morbid obesity

Cynthia E. Weber, Lindsay J. Talbot, Justin M. Geller, Marissa C. Kuo, Philip Y. Wai, Paul C. Kuo

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)293-297
Number of pages5
JournalThe American Journal of Surgery
Volume205
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2013
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Surgery

Keywords

  • General surgery malpractice
  • Morbid obesity
  • Obesity
  • Body Mass Index
  • Humans
  • Risk Factors
  • Gastric Bypass/mortality
  • Male
  • Insurance, Liability/economics
  • Chi-Square Distribution
  • Obesity, Morbid/mortality
  • Obesity/mortality
  • United States/epidemiology
  • Female
  • Malpractice/economics

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