The maternal fetal medicine viewpoint: Causation and litigation

Shoulder Dystocia and Birth Injury: Prevention and Treatment: Third Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 227-247

  Schifrin, Barry S ^a   Cohen, Wayne R ^b,c  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

dystocia; legal; palsy; traction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892332409     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59745-473-5_16     Document Type: Chapter

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