Medical negligence in coloproctology

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 60-63

  Schofield, P F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colonoscopy; Faecal incontinence; Laparoscopy; Medicolegal; Operative complications; Treatment delay

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842715162     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1463-1318.1999.00027.x     Document Type: Article

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