The physician expert witness and the U.S. Supreme Court - An epidemiologic approach

Medicine and Law

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 435-449

  Norton, Martin L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Daubert; Epidemiology; Expert witness; Testimony

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPETENCE; COURT; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EXPERT WITNESS; LEGAL ASPECT; LOGIC; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PHYSICIAN; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0036398434     PISSN: 07231393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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