Dental malpractice cases in Turkey during 1991-2000

Journal of Clinical Forensic Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 137-142

  Ozdemir, M Hakan ^a   Saracoglu, Ahmet ^b   Ozdemir, Aynur Uzunoglu ^c   Ergonen, Akca T ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Dental; Dentistry; Doctor's responsibilities; Malpractice; Patient complaints

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIME; DATA BASE; DEATH; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL SURGERY; DENTIST; DENTISTRY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENDODONTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL STAFF; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MORALITY; NEGLIGENCE; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; TOOTH PROSTHESIS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPENSATION AND REDRESS; DENTAL CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MALPRACTICE; MIDDLE AGED; TURKEY;

EID: 18944385044     PISSN: 13531131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcfm.2005.01.003     Document Type: Article

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