Reflections on juryphobia and medical malpractice reform

Civil Juries and Civil Justice: Psychological and Legal Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 151-174

  Landsman, Stephan ^a  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-74490-2_9     Document Type: Chapter

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