Impact of malpractice reforms on the supply of physician services

JAMA

Volumn 293, Issue 21, 2005, Pages 2618-2625

  Kessler, Daniel P ^a   Sage, William M ^b   Becker, David J ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Columbia Law School ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; LAW SUIT; MALPRACTICE; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; COMPENSATION; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; LEGAL ASPECT; LEGAL LIABILITY; PHYSICIAN; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

COMPENSATION AND REDRESS; HEALTH CARE REFORM; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MALPRACTICE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; PHYSICIANS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 19644389675     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.293.21.2618     Document Type: Article

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