Liability in prenatal ultrasound screening

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 525-528

  Mavroforou, A ^a   Mavrophoros, D ^b   Koumantakis, E ^a   Michalodimitrakis, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b Asklepeion Medical Center   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETENCE; CONFIDENTIALITY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ECHOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LAW SUIT; LEGAL LIABILITY; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL LIABILITY; NEGLIGENCE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONFIDENTIALITY; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MALPRACTICE; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY; TERMINOLOGY; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; WRONGFUL LIFE;

EID: 0038651039     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.168     Document Type: Editorial

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