Obstetric malpractice litigation and cerebral palsy in term infants

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 97-100

  Johnson, Sandra Lucille ^a   Blair, Eve ^b   Stanley, Fiona J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Compensation; Consensus statements; Malpractice litigation; Obstetric

Indexed keywords

CEREBRAL PALSY; COMPENSATION; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; LONG TERM CARE; MALPRACTICE; OBSTETRICS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

AUSTRALIA; BIRTH INJURIES; CEREBRAL PALSY; COMPENSATION AND REDRESS; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCES AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOXIA-ISCHEMIA, BRAIN; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONG-TERM CARE; MALPRACTICE; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; TERM BIRTH;

EID: 79952988429     PISSN: 1752928X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2010.12.002     Document Type: Review

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