Legal Risks of "Curbside" Consults

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 135-138

  Cotton, Victor R ^a  

^a Law and Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSULTATION; EDITORIAL; ETHICS; LEGAL ASPECT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; RISK MANAGEMENT; WELLBEING;

HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 77953620199     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2010.02.024     Document Type: Editorial

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