Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 50, Issue 2 , Pages 159-161 , August 2007

Tort Reform: Finding the Middle Ground and Abandoning the Blame Game: Part II of a 2-Part Series

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doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2007.05.008

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 50, Issue 2 , Pages 159-161 , August 2007

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