Guidelines for experts reviewing Papanicolaou smear litigation cases.
Guidelines for expert witnesses and their role in medical malpractice cases are reviewed. Some currently recommended guidelines, as modified for the pathologist acting as an expert witness, are presented.
Frable
W J
WJ
Department of Pathology, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond 23219, USA.
D005104:Expert Testimony / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007603:Jurisprudence; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D065006:Papanicolaou Test; D010338:Pathology, Clinical / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D014626:Vaginal Smears / Q000592:standards*