The role of the autopsy in medical malpractice cases, II: Controversy related to autopsy performance and reporting

Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 126, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1032-1035

  Bove, Kevin E ^a   Iery, Clare ^b   Bjornsson, Johannes ^c   Bell, Micheal ^c   Buchino, John J ^c   Collins, Kim A ^c   Davis, Gregory J ^c   Fierro, Marsella ^c   Geller, Stephen A ^c   Hanzlick, Randy ^c   Havlik, Dean ^c   Hutchins, Grover M ^c   Lee, Eun Young ^c   Nichols, Lawrence C ^c   Parisi, Joseph ^c   Sinard, John ^c   Stocker, J Thomas ^c   Volmar, Keith ^c  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DINSMORE and SHOHL LLP   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BEHAVIOR; COURT; DEATH CERTIFICATE; HEALTH CENTER; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; QUALITY CONTROL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DEATH CERTIFICATES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; JURISPRUDENCE; MALE; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL RECORDS; PATIENT CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036770685     PISSN: 00039985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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