Medical malpractice implications of alternative medicine

Author(s): Studdert, D. M., Eisenberg, D. M. , Miller, F. H. , Curto, D. A. , Kaptchuk, T. J. , Brennan, T. A.

Journal/Book: JAMA. 1998; 280(18): 1610-1615.

Abstract: Although use of alternative therapies in the United States is widespread and growing, little is known about the malpractice experience of practitioners who deliver these therapies or about the legal principles that govern the relationship between conventional and alternative medicine. Using data from malpractice insurers, we analyzed the claims experience of chiropractors, massage therapists, and acupuncturists for 1990 through 1996, We found that claims rs.

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