Perinatal litigation and related nursing issues

Clinics in Perinatology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 277-290

  Dunn, Patricia A ^a   Gies, Mary Lou ^b   Peters, Mary Anne ^b  

^a HOLY FAMILY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LA SALLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PROTOCOL; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; LAW SUIT; MALPRACTICE; NEWBORN CARE; NURSE; NURSING; OBSTETRIC CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSIBILITY; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION;

EID: 14944348945     PISSN: 00955108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clp.2004.11.001     Document Type: Review

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