Disabled doctors: The insurance industry seeks a second opinion

Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 7-19

  Wall, Barry W ^a,b,e   Appelbaum, Kenneth L ^c,d  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Eleanor Slater Hospital   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d Worcester State Hospital   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISABILITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MENTAL DISEASE; PHYSICIAN; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

DISABILITY EVALUATION; EXPERT TESTIMONY; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; INSURANCE CARRIERS; INSURANCE, DISABILITY; MALE; MALINGERING; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PHYSICIAN IMPAIRMENT; PRIVATE SECTOR; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031940891     PISSN: 10936793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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