Roles of medical consultants and expert witnesses in cerebral palsy litigation: A review

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 273-283

  Ostrzenski, Adam ^a   Ostrzenski, Bartosz A ^b   Gleason Jr , James P ^b   Burkhart, Robert W ^b  

^a Institute of Gynecology   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Birth defects; Cerebral palsy; Consultants; Expert testimony; Expert witness; Liability, legal

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBRAL PALSY; EXPERT WITNESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; LEGAL ASPECT; LEGAL LIABILITY; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OBSTETRIC CARE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UMBILICAL CORD; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ASPHYXIA NEONATORUM; BIRTH INJURIES; CEREBRAL PALSY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; EXPERT TESTIMONY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALPRACTICE; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK FACTORS; UMBILICAL CORD;

EID: 17644378420     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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