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Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology Volume 50, 2015 - Issue 5
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Letter to the Editor

The number of criminal prosecutions of physicians for medical negligence related to gastroenterology is on the rise in Japan

Toru HiyamaHealth Service Center, Hiroshima University, Higashihiroshima, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Masaharu YoshiharaHealth Service Center, Hiroshima University, Higashihiroshima, Japan
Pages 619-620 | Received 11 Jan 2015, Accepted 12 Jan 2015, Published online: 29 Jan 2015
 
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"The number of criminal prosecutions of physicians for medical negligence related to gastroenterology is on the rise in Japan." Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, 50(5), pp. 619–620

Acknowledgement

We thank Ms. Emi Hiyama, Associate Professor, Hiroshima University Law School, for her helpful comments. This work was partly supported by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science by KAKENHI (26461044).

Declaration of interest: The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.

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