Invited commentary: The whistle-blower act (qui tam)

Surgery

Volumn 137, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 472-476

  Satiani, Bhagwan ^a,b  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Division of Vascular Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; CRIMINAL LAW; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNISHMENT; WHISTLEBLOWING;

EID: 15944365881     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2004.12.005     Document Type: Editorial

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