منابع مشابه
Malpractice & Errors
Concerns about reducing the rate of growth of health expenditures have reignited interest in medical liability reforms and their potential to save money by reducing the practice of defensive medicine. It is not easy to estimate the costs of the medical liability system, however. This article identifies the various components of liability system costs, generates national estimates for each compo...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Environmental Science & Technology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0013-936X,1520-5851
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6b00462