Medicolegal claims against anaesthetists: A 20 year study

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 47-58

  Cass, N M ^a,b  

^a Australian Medical Association Victoria   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Medicolegal: claims, anaesthetists, anesthesiologists

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AWARENESS; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NERVE PARALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SURGEON; TOOTH INJURY;

EID: 1142263229     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0403200108     Document Type: Article

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