Ethical considerations in medicolegal evaluation of neurologic injury and impairment following acquired brain injury

NeuroRehabilitation

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 45-66

  Martelli, Michael F ^a,c,d   Zasler, Nathan D ^a   Grayon, Revonda ^b  

^a Tree of Life LLC   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Med Psychol Rehab Neuropsychol   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethics; Expert witness; Forensics; Independent examination; Medicolegal; Neuropsychology; Trial consultant

Indexed keywords

BRAIN INJURY; EXPERT WITNESS; FEE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NERVOUS SYSTEM INJURY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGIST; REVIEW;

EID: 0032862687     PISSN: 10538135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/nre-1999-13107     Document Type: Review

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