Influencing factors leading to malpractice litigation in radical prostatectomy

Journal of Urology

Volumn 191, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1770-1776

  Colaco, Marc ^a   Sandberg, Jason ^a   Badlani, Gopal ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

informed consent; jurisprudence; malpractice; prostatectomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LAW SUIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALPRACTICE; NEGLIGENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATECTOMY; RECTUM PERFORATION; COURT; DECISION MAKING; INCONTINENCE; JURISPRUDENCE; PROSTATE CANCER; SEPSIS; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; UROLOGIST; COMPENSATION; ECONOMICS; FACTUAL DATABASE; FOLLOW UP; LEGAL LIABILITY; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES;

COMPENSATION AND REDRESS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MALE; MALPRACTICE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATECTOMY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84900414581     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: 15273792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2013.12.003     Document Type: Article

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