Equipment standards: History, litigation, and advice

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 230, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 120-127

  Hedley Whyte, John ^a,b,c   Milamed, Debra R ^b,c  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LAW SUIT; MATERIALS TESTING; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STANDARD; SURGEON; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; UNITED STATES;

EQUIPMENT FAILURE; EUROPE; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; JURISPRUDENCE; LIABILITY, LEGAL; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033510495     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000658-199907000-00017     Document Type: Review

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