The impact of judges' perceptions of credibility in fibromyalgia claims

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 30-40

  Le Page, Judy A ^a   Iverson, Grant L ^a,b   Collins, Peter ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b RIVERVIEW HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c Harris Brun   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COURT; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXPERT; NEGLIGENCE;

ADULT; CANADA; DECEPTION; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; FRAUD; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; MALE; MALPRACTICE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 38349095863     PISSN: 01602527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2007.11.006     Document Type: Article

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