Legal issues of computer imaging in plastic surgery: A primer

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1601-1608

  Andrea, E ^a,b,c   Chavez J D ^a   Dagum, Paul ^a   James Koch, R ^a   Newman, James P ^a  

^a Stanford University ^*

^b STANFORD LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SYSTEM; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; INFORMED CONSENT; MALPRACTICE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; SURGEON;

EID: 0342601358     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199711000-00040     Document Type: Review

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