When tort resolutions are "wrong": Predictors of discordant outcomes in medical malpractice litigation

Journal of Legal Studies

Volumn 36, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2007, Pages

  Studdert, David M ^a   Mello, Michelle M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

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EID: 46349092065     PISSN: 00472530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/519465     Document Type: Conference Paper

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