Effects of the civil procedure rules on clinical negligence claims

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 79, Issue 928, 2003, Pages 74-77

  Mayberry, Margaret K ^a  

^a LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COURT; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; JUSTICE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NEGLIGENCE; REVIEW;

EID: 0037295076     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pmj.79.928.74     Document Type: Review

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