Does the location of the surgery or the specialty of the physician affect malpractice claims in liposuction?

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 343-347

  Coleman III, William P ^a,f   Hanke, C William ^b   Lillis, Patrick ^c   Bernstein, Gerald ^d   Narins, Rhoda ^e  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOLOGY; HOSPITAL; INCIDENCE; INSURANCE; LIPOSUCTION; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DERMATOLOGY; HUMANS; LIPECTOMY; MALPRACTICE; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PHYSICIANS' OFFICES; SPECIALTIES, SURGICAL; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; SURGICENTERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032973611     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1524-4725.1999.09015.x     Document Type: Article

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