Bariatric surgery: Malpractice risks and risk management guidelines

American Surgeon

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 369-375

  Eagan, M Christopher ^a  

^a Starnes and Atchison LLP   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARIATRIC SURGERY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FAMILY RELATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGEON; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMED CONSENT; LEGAL ASPECT; PATIENT SELECTION; RISK MANAGEMENT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BARIATRICS; CREDENTIALING; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MALPRACTICE; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 22344441906     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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