Malpractice crisis and reform

Clinics in Perinatology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 203-233

  Bovbjerg, Randall R ^a  

^a URBAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE COST; INSURANCE; LAW SUIT; LAWYER; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL LIABILITY; OBSTETRIC CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 14944357909     PISSN: 00955108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clp.2004.11.003     Document Type: Review

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