title: When medical error becomes medical malpractice: the victims and the circumstances.
authors.forename: Thomas F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Tracy
authors.forename: Linda S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Crawford
authors.forename: Thomas J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Krizek
authors.forename: Kenneth A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Kern
mesh_terms: D003675:Defensive Medicine; D013502:General Surgery; D008318:Malpractice; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000592:standards*