Scholarship

Medical Malpractice Reform: A Preliminary Analysis

Kenneth S. Abraham

Date

1977

Citation

Kenneth S. Abraham, Medical Malpractice Reform: A Preliminary Analysis, 36 Maryland Law Review, 489–532 (1977).

UVA Law Faculty Affiliations

Kenneth S. Abraham

John W. Glynn Jr. Law & Business Program

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