NHS negligence claims: lessons for plastic surgeons from the NHS Litigation Authority.

J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg

Department of Plastic Surgery, Bradford Royal Infirmary, Bradford BD9 6RJ, UK. Electronic address:

Published: January 2014

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