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965141
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b719511
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Sloan, Frank A.
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| Title & Author
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Medical malpractice /\ Frank A. Sloan and Lindsey M. Chepke.
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| Publication Statement
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Cambridge, Mass. :: MIT Press,, ©2008.
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1 online resource (viii, 458 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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0262261170
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: 0262283808
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: 1282099361
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: 1435628012
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: 6612099364
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: 9780262261173
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: 9780262283809
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: 9781282099364
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: 9781435628014
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: 9786612099366
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0262195720
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9780262195720
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 401-440) and index.
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| Contents
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Why the crisis in medical malpractice? -- An increased threat of lawsuits and higher premiums : the consequences -- Governments' responses to medical malpractice crises--and their effects -- Ceilings on nonmonetary and total losses -- Compensating plaintiffs' attorneys -- Juries and health courts -- Patient safety and medical malpractice -- Medical malpractice insurance and insurance regulation -- Reinsurance -- No-fault for medical injuries -- Reforms : what can be done.
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| Abstract
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Economist Frank Sloan and lawyer Lindsey Chepke examine the U.S. medical malpractice process from legal, medical, economic & insurance perspectives, analyse past efforts at reform, & offer policy recommendations.
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Liability insurance-- United States-- Malpractice.
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Medical personnel-- Malpractice-- United States.
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Insurance, Liability-- economics.
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Insurance, Liability-- legislation jurisprudence.
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Malpractice-- economics.
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Malpractice-- legislation jurisprudence.
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Assurance de responsabilité civile-- États-Unis.
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Personnel médical-- Responsabilité professionnelle-- États-Unis.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Economics-- Theory.
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LAW-- Administrative Law Regulatory Practice.
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Medical personnel-- Malpractice.
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United States.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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344.7304/11
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| LC Classification
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KF2905.3.S66 2008eb
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| NLM classification
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W 33 AA1S6m 2008
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| Added Entry
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Chepke, Lindsey M.
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