How litigation can promote product safety

Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 551-555

  Vernick, Jon S ^a,b,c   Sapsin, Jason W ^a,b,c   Teret, Stephen P ^a,b,c   Mair, Julie Samia ^a,b,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSAFETY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FUTUROLOGY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LAW SUIT; LAWYER; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 13744255851     PISSN: 10731105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-720X.2004.tb01960.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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