Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 34, Issue 3 , Pages 336-341 , September 1999

Mandatory Reporting Laws Do Not Deter Patients From Seeking Medical Care

Presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, Boston, MA, May 1999.

Received 4 January 1999 ,Revised 12 April 1999 ,Accepted 17 May 1999.

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Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 34, Issue 3 , Pages 336-341 , September 1999

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