Opinions and testimony of expert witnesses and independent medical evaluators

Pain Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 376-382

  Schofferman, Jerome ^a  

^a San Francisco Spine Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Expert testimony; Independent medical evaluations; Medical legal

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; CONTINUING EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EXPERT WITNESS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HONESTY; LEGAL EVIDENCE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PATIENT CARE; PEER REVIEW; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROMES; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; EXPERT TESTIMONY; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; JURISPRUDENCE; LEARNING; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; SACROILIAC JOINT; SPRAINS AND STRAINS;

EID: 34447255243     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: 15264637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2007.00318.x     Document Type: Review

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