High-risk obstetrics, medicolegal problems

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 181-185

  Herczeg, Janos ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^b Teaching Hospital   (Hungary)

Author keywords

high risk; litigation; obstetrics

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; FETUS; HUMAN; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NEWBORN; OBSTETRICS; PERINATAL MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0031080979     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(96)02631-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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