Improper expert medical testimony: Existing and proposed mechanisms of oversight

Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 257-272

  McAbee, Gary N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COURT; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; DECISION MAKING; EXPERT WITNESS; FEE; LAW SUIT; MEDICAL LIABILITY; NEGLIGENCE; ORGANIZATION; PEER REVIEW; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031843192     PISSN: 01947648     EISSN: 1521057X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01947649809511061     Document Type: Article

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