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Testimony, Antoinette M. Sedillo Lopez
Physicians And Lawyers: Science, Art, And Conflict, Robert L. Schwartz, Joan M. Gibson
Physicians And Lawyers: Science, Art, And Conflict, Robert L. Schwartz, Joan M. Gibson
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The relations between physicians and lawyers have deteriorated rapidly over the past several decades, most particularly since the early 70s when the perception that a medical malpractice crisis existed in America became widespread. Some believe that the factors dividing the two professions . are linked (1) to professional jealousy, (2) to sometimes conflicting economic interests, or (3) to difficulties in communication, since both professions use many of the same words, or terms of art, but with different intended meanings. While the authors agree that these factors may have aggravated the problem, they believe that the conflict's real roots are in …