title: Who should protect the public against bad doctors?
authors.affiliation: The Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA. jwjones@bcm.tmc.edu
authors.forename: James W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Laurence B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: McCullough
authors.forename: Bruce W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Richman
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D013502:General Surgery / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D008007:Licensure, Medical / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D010815:Physician Impairment / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations / Q000941:ethics*; D014481:United States