A study of medical injury and medical malpractice.
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Summary
For nearly two decades, an atmosphere of crisis has enveloped the authors' system of medical-malpractice litigation and liability insurance, and legislators have responded to the problems of a shrinking insurance market and rising insurance costs by restricting liability and, in some cases, limiting damages.
- Type
- article
- Published
- 1989-08-17
- Cited by
- 190
- References
- 2
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- https://openalex.org/W1975251669
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Keywords
Redress, Damages, Liability insurance, Medical malpractice, Tort
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