Medical-legal considerations related to symptom duration and patient outcome after bacterial meningitis

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 420-423

  Bonadio, William A ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITALS AND CLINICS OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial meningitis; Medical legal; Neurologic sequelae

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; DISEASE DURATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALPRACTICE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030848291     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(97)90142-X     Document Type: Note

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