“I’m sorry” laws and medical liability

Virtual Mentor

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 295-299

  Bender, Flauren Fagadau ^a  

^a Stewart Stimmel LLP   (United States)

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EID: 56749127641     PISSN: 19377010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2007.9.4.hlaw1-0704     Document Type: Review

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