Expert Witness Testimony

Clinics in Perinatology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 473-488

  Amon, Erol ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COURT; DECISION MAKING; EXPERT WITNESS; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; LEGAL ASPECT; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NEGLIGENCE; PEER REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT; PROFESSIONALISM; REVIEW;

EXPERT TESTIMONY; GYNECOLOGY; HUMANS; MALPRACTICE; OBSTETRICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548361944     PISSN: 00955108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clp.2007.03.016     Document Type: Review

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