Malpractice Payouts and Malpractice Insurance: Evidence from Texas Closed Claims, 1990–2003
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عنوان ژورنال: The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1018-5895,1468-0440
DOI: 10.1057/gpp.2008.3