The impact of medical liability standards on regional variations in physician behavior: Evidence from the adoption of national-standard rules

American Economic Review

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 257-276

  Frakes, Michael ^a  

^a MIT Sloan School of Management   (United States)

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EID: 84873287560     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.103.1.257     Document Type: Article

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