Medical practice in Saudi Arabia the medico-legal aspect

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-4

  Al Hajjaj, Muhammad S ^a,b  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Consent; Liability; Malpractice; Medico legal

Indexed keywords

EID: 3142523457     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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