The impact of medical malpractice insurance cost on physician behaviour: The role of income and tort signal effects

Applied Economics

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 779-794

  Thornton, James ^a  

^a EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH SERVICES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032841198     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/000368499323751     Document Type: Article

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