Medical Malpractice and the Tort System

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 262, Issue 23, 1989, Pages 3320-3327

  Jacobson, Peter D ^a  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEGAL ASPECT; LEGAL LIABILITY; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

DATA COLLECTION; DEFENSIVE MEDICINE; EXPERT TESTIMONY; INSURANCE, LIABILITY; MALPRACTICE; PUBLIC POLICY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL CHANGE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0024844541     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.1989.03430230105035     Document Type: Article

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