Physician peer review: Serving the patient or the physician?

Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 479-506

  Cate, Matthew J ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE QUALITY; LAW SUIT; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; NOTE; PEER REVIEW; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE;

EID: 0033399149     PISSN: 01947648     EISSN: 1521057X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01947649909511102     Document Type: Review

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15. Second year law student, Southern Illinois University School of Law. Address correspondence to Matthew J. Cate at Lesar Law Building, c/o Law Journal Office, Southern Illinois University School of Law, Carbondale, Illinois 62901.