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Last published 2023
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Robert B Leflar

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Ben J. Altheimer Professor of Legal Advocacy

University of Arkansas primary UA Little Rock Hendrix College UAMS

Also affiliated: National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (2021–2023); National Taiwan University (1989–2023)

7 h-index 45 pubs 142 cited

Research Areas

Biomedical Subjects

  • Humans
  • Japan
  • Malpractice
  • Informed Consent
  • Physician-Patient Relations
  • Liability, Legal
  • Insurance, Liability
  • Cross-Cultural Comparison
  • Cultural Characteristics
  • Ethics, Medical
  • Paternalism
  • Patient Rights
  • Cause of Death
  • Criminal Law
  • Iatrogenic Disease

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OverviewAI-generated summary

Robert B. Leflar's research explores legal and ethical considerations within healthcare, with a particular focus on cross-cultural comparisons. His work has investigated medical injury litigation and compensation systems in Japan, examining the legal frameworks that govern patient safety and recourse. Leflar has also studied aspects of family law, including factors determining child custody in Taiwan and the application of decision tree analysis to family court decisions. His publications address issues such as malpractice, informed consent, and the physician-patient relationship within different cultural contexts. Leflar's scholarship metrics include an h-index of 7, with 47 total publications and 141 citations.

Metrics

  • h-index: 7
  • Publications: 45
  • Citations: 142

Positions

Selected Publications

  • Taiwan's Medical Injury Law in Action (2023)
    SSRN Electronic Journal DOI OpenAlex
  • Factors Determining Child Custody in Taiwan after Patriarchy’s Decline: Decision Tree Analysis on Family Court Decisions (2022)
    SSRN Electronic Journal DOI OpenAlex
  • Medical Injury Litigation and Compensation Systems in Japan (2021)
    SSRN Electronic Journal DOI OpenAlex
  • Red-State Health Reform: Threading the Political Needle (2015)
    eYLS (Yale Law School) OpenAlex
  • Health Care Reform: Treatment Effectiveness Information Nationwide (2014)
    bepress Legal Repository 1 citation OpenAlex
  • Discerning Why Patients Die: Legal and Political Controversies in Japan, the United States, and Taiwan (2014)
    bepress Legal Repository DOI OpenAlex
  • Medical Malpractice Reform Measures and Their Effects (2013)
    SSRN Electronic Journal OpenAlex
  • Medical Malpractice Reform Measures and Their Effects (2013)
    CHEST Journal 14 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • The Law of Medical Misadventure in Japan (2013)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Reform of the United States Health Care System: An Overview (2013)
    SSRN Electronic Journal 1 citation OpenAlex
  • Human Flotsam, Legal Fallout: Japan's Tsunami and Nuclear Meltdown (2012)
    Scholars' Bank (University of Oregon) 4 citations OpenAlex
  • Public and Private Justice: Redressing Health Care Harm in Japan (2011)
    SSRN Electronic Journal 1 citation OpenAlex
  • Medical Malpractice (2011)
    Journal of Legal Medicine 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Medical Malpractice (Book Review) (2011)
    SSRN Electronic Journal OpenAlex
  • "Unnatural deaths," criminal sanctions, and medical quality improvement in Japan. (2009)
    PubMed 10 citations OpenAlex

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