Do the Poor Sue More?: A Case-Control Study of Malpractice Claims and Socioeconomic Status

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 270, Issue 14, 1993, Pages 1697-1701

  Burstin, Helen R ^a   Johnson, William G ^a   Lipsitz, Stuart R ^b   Brennan, Troyen A ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALPRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; HUMAN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL INDIGENCY; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; NEW YORK; POVERTY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 80755186397     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.270.14.1697     Document Type: Article

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