The Impact of Defense Expenses in Medical Malpractice Claims

Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 135-142

  Carroll, Aaron E ^a   Parikh, Parul Divya ^b   Buddenbaum, Jennifer L ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Physician Insurers Association of America (PIAA)   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPENSATION; COST; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; JURISPRUDENCE; LAWYER; MALPRACTICE; UNITED STATES;

COMPENSATION AND REDRESS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HUMANS; JURISPRUDENCE; LAWYERS; MALPRACTICE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84859169328     PISSN: 10731105     EISSN: 1748720X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-720X.2012.00651.x     Document Type: Article

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