Malpractice in otology

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (United States)

Volumn 149, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 554-561

  Blake, Danielle M ^a   Svider, Peter F ^a   Carniol, Eric T ^a   Mauro, Andrew C ^b   Eloy, Jean Anderson ^a   Jyung, Robert W ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

litigation; medical liability; medical malpractice; medicolegal; neurotology malpractice; otolaryngology malpractice; otology; otology malpractice; otology procedure malpractice; Westlaw

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; CASE STUDY; CERUMEN; CONFERENCE PAPER; COURT; EARDRUM PERFORATION; FACIAL NERVE INJURY; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEUROTOLOGY; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; PHYSICIAN; STAPEDECTOMY;

LITIGATION; MEDICAL LIABILITY; MEDICAL MALPRACTICE; MEDICOLEGAL; NEUROTOLOGY MALPRACTICE; OTOLARYNGOLOGY MALPRACTICE; OTOLOGY; OTOLOGY MALPRACTICE; OTOLOGY PROCEDURE MALPRACTICE; WESTLAW;

CERUMEN; HUMANS; MALPRACTICE; NEUROMA, ACOUSTIC; OTOLARYNGOLOGY; OTOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; STAPES SURGERY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84884307245     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: 10976817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0194599813498696     Document Type: Conference Paper

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