Medical Legal Issues in Obstetric Ultrasound

Clinics in Perinatology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 299-308

  Chervenak, Frank A ^a   Chervenak, Judith L ^b,c  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Heidell   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NEGLIGENCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; ULTRASOUND;

DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MALPRACTICE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTERS; QUALITY CONTROL; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; WRONGFUL LIFE;

EID: 34250210768     PISSN: 00955108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clp.2007.03.007     Document Type: Review

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