Meningitis and legal liability: An otolaryngology perspective

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 198-203

  Svider, Peter F ^a   Blake, Danielle M ^a   Sahni, Kiren P ^a   Folbe, Adam J ^b   Liu, James K ^a,c   Baredes, Soly ^a   Eloy, Jean Anderson ^a,c  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c New Jersey Medical School   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COURT; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INFORMED CONSENT; LAW SUIT; LEGAL DATABASE; LEGAL LIABILITY; MALE; MALPRACTICE; MENINGITIS; MIDDLE AGED; OTITIS MEDIA; OTOLARYNGOLOGIST; PEDIATRICIAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SINUSITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MALE; MALPRACTICE; MENINGITIS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; OTOLARYNGOLOGY; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896724592     PISSN: 01960709     EISSN: 1532818X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2013.07.001     Document Type: Article

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