How do the elderly fare in medical malpractice litigation, before and after tort reform? Evidence from Texas

American Law and Economics Review

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 561-600

  Paik, Myungho ^a   Black, Bernard S ^a   Hyman, David A ^b   Sage, William M ^c   Silver, Charles M ^d  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF LAW   (United States)

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EID: 84872122563     PISSN: 14657252     EISSN: 14657260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aler/ahs017     Document Type: Article

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