Patient compliance in avoiding wrong-site surgery

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 815-819

  Digiovanni, Christopher W ^a   Kang, Lana ^b   Manuel, Jennifer ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University Orthopedics Incorporated   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPONSIBILITY; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

EID: 0037657960     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200305000-00007     Document Type: Article

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