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Risk of Malpractice Claims and Changes in Professional Autonomy: A Qualitative Study of Obstetrician-Gynaecologists in Switzerland

Raphaël Hammer

Hammer, Raphaël

Feb 28, 2017

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Swiss Journal of Sociology

Volume 43 (2017): Issue 1 (March 2017)

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Published Online: Feb 28, 2017

Page range: 163 - 182

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sjs-2017-0008

Keywords
malpractice claim, defensive medicine, professional autonomy, obstetriciangynaecologist, Switzerland

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Journal Subjects:: Social Sciences, Sociology, Sociological Theory, Methods, Techniques, Statistics, Social Structures, Social Interaction, Population, Social Anthropology, Sociology, other

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