An empirical study of the impact of tort reforms on medical malpractice settlement payments

Journal of Legal Studies

Volumn 36, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2007, Pages

  Avraham, Ronen ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 46349093729     PISSN: 00472530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/527332     Document Type: Conference Paper

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