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Arrogance, Abuse, Fraud, and Medical Malpractice: How Some Physicians Beg for Lawsuits

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The Medical Malpractice Myth, by Tom Baker, University Of Chicago Press, December 1, 2005

Law and the Life Sciences: Doctors Sue Lawyers: Malpractice inside out, George J. Annas The Hastings Center Report, Vol. 7, No. 5 (Oct., 1977), pp. 15-16
doi:10.2307/356071725.

Lax oversight favors doctors over patients: Doctors keep licenses despite lawsuits, sexual assaults, even patient deaths, , By GINA BARTON, JOURNAL SENTINEL WATCHDOG REPORT, : Jan. 26, 2008
26. Listening and talking to patients. A remedy for malpractice suits?, G W Lester and S G Smith University of Saint Thomas, Houston, Texas. 1993 and,

Apology a tool to avoid malpractice suits, By Lindsey Tanner, A.P., The Boston Globe, Nov. 12, 2004
27. “No time to listen and talk to patients.” by A W Wirtzer (al. Lester 268, or Western Journal of Medicine, June, 1993 pg 639)

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link by MC Kean on Saturday, Mar 22, 2008 at 6:50:06 PM

references (and tone) by cmhmd on Monday, Mar 24, 2008 at 9:42:21 AM

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