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The Pediatric Neurologist as Expert Witness with Particular Reference to Perinatal Asphyxia

The frequency of litigation related to alleged medical malpractice is increasing in Canada. For the neurologist, involvement in such litigation most often takes place in the context of acting as an expert witness and, for the pediatric neurologist, the most common clinical situation for which expert...

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Published in:Canadian journal of neurological sciences 2001-05, Vol.28 (2), p.107-112
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Biological and medical sciences
Expert Testimony - methods
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Medical sciences
Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes)
Nervous system as a whole
Neurology
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