Emerging ethical issues in pediatric surgery

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 555-562

  Nwomeh, Benedict C ^a   Caniano, Donna A ^a  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethical issues

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; APPENDICITIS; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL ETHICS; PATIENT SAFETY; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONALISM; REVIEW; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SURGEON;

CHILD; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; ETHICS, MEDICAL; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 79960023570     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: 14379813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-011-2907-3     Document Type: Review

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