Surgical confusions in ophthalmology

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 125, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1515-1522

  Simon, John W ^a,c   Ngo, Yen ^a   Khan, Samira ^a   Strogatz, David ^b  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c LIONS EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; ERROR; EYE; EYE SURGERY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTHESIS; INSURANCE; LENS IMPLANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATION; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES;

DATABASES, FACTUAL; EYE DISEASES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INSURANCE, LIABILITY; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL ERRORS; MEDICATION ERRORS; OPHTHALMOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; OPHTHALMOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 36148951700     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: 00039950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.125.11.1515     Document Type: Article

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