Relation between negligent adverse events and the outcomes of medical-malpractice litigation.

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Published in N Engl J Med on December 26, 1996

Authors

T A Brennan1, C M Sox, H R Burstin

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA.

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