Malpractice and system of expertise in anaesthetic procedures in Turkey

Forensic Science International

Volumn 153, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 161-167

  Özdemir, M Hakan ^a   Çekin, Necmi ^b   Can, I Özgür ^a   Hilal, Ahmet ^b  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Malpractice; Medicolegal; The system of expertise

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CAUSE OF DEATH; COURT; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; DISABILITY; DRUG FATALITY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL LIABILITY; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; SYMPATHETIC BLOCKING; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

EID: 24044432223     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2004.08.016     Document Type: Article

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