Abraham Lincoln's suit against a medical imposter who assaulted his client

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 383-401

  Spiegel, Allen D ^a,b   Kavaler, Florence ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Abraham lincoln; Jefferson Medical College; Law suit; Lawyer; Medical education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FORGERY; HISTORY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PUBLIC FIGURE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FAMOUS PERSONS; FRAUD; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MALPRACTICE; PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0035487699     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1010419402420     Document Type: Article

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