Responses
Original articles
Epidemiology and aetiology of paediatric malpractice claims in France
Compose a Response to This Article
Other responses
Jump to comment:
- Published on: 22 March 2016
- Published on: 22 March 2016Response to: Epidemiology and aetiology of paediatric malpractice claims in FranceShow More
I believe that the comparison between French and American malpractice claims described in this paper cannot be directly made given the denominator used in the study. Unless we know the corresponding description of the number of paediatricians working, and the population at risk, during the study period the outcome 'malpractice claims per 100 paediatricians' is meaningless since this outcome is determined by their workload...
Conflict of Interest:
None declared.