Medical malpractice and the thyroid gland

Head and Neck

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 429-431

  Lydiatt, Daniel D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Malpractice; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; LAW SUIT; MALPRACTICE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE PALSY; RISK MANAGEMENT; SURGICAL RISK; THYROID GLAND;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EXPERT TESTIMONY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MALE; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; THYROID DISEASES; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037598758     PISSN: 10433074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hed.10254     Document Type: Article

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