Malpractice premiums and the supply of obstetricians

Inquiry

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 48-61

  Polsky, Daniel ^a   Marcus, Steven C ^a   Werner, Rachel M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MALE; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; OBSTETRICS; RACE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE, LIABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSTETRICS; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85047686609     PISSN: 00469580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5034/inquiryjrnl_47.01.48     Document Type: Article

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