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Caldwell G. Collins and

Robert A. Chu, Editors

AN INTRODUCTION TO

TORT-BASED

HEALTHCARE

LITIGATION

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Names: Collins, Caldwell G., editor. | Chu, Robert A., editor.

Title: An introduction to tort-based healthcare litigation / Caldwell G. Collins and

Robert A. Chu, editors.

Description: Chicago, Illinois : ABA Publishing, American Bar Association, [2021] |

Includes index. | Summary: “An Introduction to tort-based health care litigation

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