Medical malpractice experiences of vitreoretinal specialists: Risk prevention strategies

Retina

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 523-529

  Kraushar, Marvin F ^a,b,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF OPHTHALMOLOGY AND VISUAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CILIARY DISK; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LAW SUIT; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL LIABILITY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEGLIGENCE; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA SURGERY; RISK MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VITRECTOMY; VITREORETINOPATHY;

EYE DISEASES; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MALPRACTICE; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETINAL DISEASES; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 0042838119     PISSN: 0275004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006982-200308000-00013     Document Type: Article

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