Self-referral and kickbacks: Fiduciary law and the regulation of "trafficking in patients"

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 170, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1119-1120

  Litman, Moe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; COURT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LAW; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL FEE; NOTE; PATIENT REFERRAL;

EID: 1842558668     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.103195     Document Type: Note

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