title: Medical malpractice litigation in gastroenterological practice in Japan: a 22-yr review of civil court cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and Molecular Science, Division of Frontier Medical Science, Programs for Biomedical Research, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
authors.forename: Shogo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sasao
authors.forename: Toru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hiyama
authors.forename: Shinji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Shinichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mukai
authors.forename: Masaharu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yoshihara
authors.forename: Kazuaki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chayama
mesh_terms: D005762:Gastroenterology / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012189:Retrospective Studies