The Receding Tide of Medical Malpractice Litigation: Part 1-National Trends

Journal of Empirical Legal Studies

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 612-638

  Paik, Myungho ^a   Black, Bernard ^b   Hyman, David A ^c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 84886379219     PISSN: 17401453     EISSN: 17401461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jels.12021     Document Type: Article

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