Good Samaritan statutes: A malpractice defense for "doing the right thing"

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1572-1573

  Brown, O William ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LAW; LAW SUIT; MALPRACTICE; PATIENT CARE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; VASCULAR SURGERY;

DEFENSIVE MEDICINE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, HOSPITAL; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MALPRACTICE; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 77952127747     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2010.02.028     Document Type: Article

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