Clinical negligence and duty of candour

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 593-596

  Shekar, Vinita ^a   Singh, Mark ^b   Shekar, Kishore ^c   Brennan, Peter ^a  

^a QUEEN ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b POOLE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c SALISBURY DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical negligence; Medical ethics; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RECORD; NEGLIGENCE; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT RIGHT; PATIENT SAFETY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RISK REDUCTION;

ETHICS, DENTAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALPRACTICE; MANDATORY REPORTING; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; PATIENT SAFETY; STATE DENTISTRY; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 82355181699     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: 15321940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2010.08.011     Document Type: Article

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