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Doctors express liability worries

Quick View. May 3, 2004.

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An overwhelming number of physicians surveyed in four states say they are concerned about the effect of medical litigation on their practice. This is a breakdown of the survey results.

This information and the accompanying full-text visual aids were drawn from the following source:

"Attitudes Toward Medical Litigation, A Representative Survey Among Physicians in Key States"; March survey conducted by the Center for Survey Research & Analysis at the University of Connecticut for the American Medical Association and the American Tort Reform Assn..

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