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Compensation claims in pediatric orthopedics in Norway between 2012 and 2018: a nationwide study of 487 patients

Joachim Horna Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Section of Children’s Orthopaedics and Reconstructive Surgery, Oslo University Hospital;b Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, OsloCorrespondence[email protected]
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Hanne Rasmussenc Department of Orthopaedics, University of NorthernNorway
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Ida Rashida Khan Bukholmd The Norwegian System of Patient Injury Compensation;e The Norwegian University of Life Science
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Olav Røisea Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Section of Children’s Orthopaedics and Reconstructive Surgery, Oslo University Hospital;b Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo;f University of Oslo and Faculty of Health Sciences, SHARE – Centre for Resilience in Healthcare, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway
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Terje Terjesena Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Section of Children’s Orthopaedics and Reconstructive Surgery, Oslo University Hospital
Pages 615-620 | Published online: 04 Jun 2021

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