Determining legal responsibility in otolaryngology: A review of 44 trials since 2008

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 699-705

  Svider, Peter F ^a   Husain, Qasim ^a   Kovalerchik, Olga ^a   Mauro, Andrew C ^b   Setzen, Michael ^c,d   Baredes, Soly ^a   Eloy, Jean Anderson ^a,e  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

^c NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e RWJ Barnabas Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; ENDOSCOPIC SINUS SURGERY; EXPERT WITNESS; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LAW SUIT; LEGAL DATABASE; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL LIABILITY; OTOLARYNGOLOGIST; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSIBILITY;

COMPENSATION AND REDRESS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EXPERT TESTIMONY; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MALPRACTICE; OTOLARYNGOLOGY; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84887095591     PISSN: 01960709     EISSN: 1532818X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2012.12.005     Document Type: Article

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