title: [Medical negligence].
abstract: Medical negligence is a matter of growing public interest. This review outlines various aspects of medical negligence: epidemiology, taxonomy, and the risks, causes, psychology, management and prevention of errors.
authors.forename: St G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Zipper
mesh_terms: D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011361:Professional Competence / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018570:Risk Assessment