Medicolegal aspects of glaucoma care

Survey of Ophthalmology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 83-86

  Van Buskirk, E Michael ^a  

^a DEVERS EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Glaucoma; Malpractice

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ARTICLE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; MALPRACTICE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UVEITIS;

EID: 0032128065     PISSN: 00396257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0039-6257(98)00010-1     Document Type: Review

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