Can Research Articles Published in Medical Journals be Used as Expert Evidence in Medical Negligence Cases?—A Cross-Sectional Retrospective Study of Indian Court Judgments

Background The patient party is responsible for producing expert evidence to prove the negligence of a doctor, which becomes difficult due to lack of doctor's willingness to testify against other doctors. Impact factor (IF) is a surrogate to compare the quality of medical journals, w...

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Main Authors: Aakash Sethi, Kalpita Shringarpure
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2025-01-01
Series:Avicenna Journal of Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0045-1806761
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Summary:Background The patient party is responsible for producing expert evidence to prove the negligence of a doctor, which becomes difficult due to lack of doctor's willingness to testify against other doctors. Impact factor (IF) is a surrogate to compare the quality of medical journals, which can be divided into low IF (< 10) and high IF (> 10). We aim to analyze various medical negligence cases where the medical journal was cited in court judgments on the parameters like court's verdict, IF of journals cited, compensation awarded, etc.
ISSN:2231-0770
2249-4464