1. Medical Malpractice in Gastroenterology
Laurie S. Conklin, Catherine Bernstein, Lori Bartholomew, Maria Oliva–Hemker 
Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology 
Volume 6, Issue 6, Pages (June 2008)
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2. Figure 1
Ages of physicians involved in GI claims during 1985 to More than 78% were between the ages of 35 and 54.
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3. Figure 2
Claim history for physicians involved in GI claims from 1985 to 2005.
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4. Figure 3
Identified GI medical reasons for claim submission in PIAA database from 1985 to 2005.
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5. Figure 4
Most commonly identified reasons for improper procedure performance in GI claims from 1985 to 2005.
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6. Figure 5
Most common patient medical conditions identified in GI claims from 1985 to Symptoms of abdominal pain, inflammatory bowel disease, and colonic malignancies comprised nearly half of the patient conditions.
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7. Figure 6
Comparison of total claims between GI and 19 other subspecialties during 2005.
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