Juries and medical malpractice claims: Empirical facts versus myths

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 467, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 367-375

  Vidmar, Neil ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AWARDS AND PRIZES; BILLING AND CLAIMS; COMPETENCE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; JURISPRUDENCE; LAW SUIT; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL EXPERT; NEGLIGENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; INSURANCE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEGAL ASPECT; PHYSICIAN; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; INSURANCE, LIABILITY; MALPRACTICE; NEGOTIATING; PHYSICIANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 59649120537     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11999-008-0608-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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