Processing the tort deterrent signal: a qualitative study.

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Published in Soc Sci Med on July 01, 1996

Authors

N Hupert1, A G Lawthers, T A Brennan, L M Peterson

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Medical Ethics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.

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