Practice guidelines and tort reform: The legal system confronts the technocratic wish

Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 275-304

  Matthews, J Rosser ^a  

^a NONE

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Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; LAW; LEGAL LIABILITY; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; POLITICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW;

EID: 0344507367     PISSN: 03616878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/03616878-24-2-275     Document Type: Review

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