Medical liability reform: A case study of mississippi

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 335-339

  Behrens, Mark A ^a  

^a Hardy and Bacon LLP's   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INSURANCE; LAW SUIT; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL LIABILITY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NEGLIGENCE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

HUMANS; INSURANCE, LIABILITY; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MALPRACTICE; MISSISSIPPI;

EID: 79961024951     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: 1873233X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e318226ba47     Document Type: Editorial

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