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Claiming behaviour in a no-fault system of medical injury: a descriptive analysis of claimants and non-claimants.

October 21, 2010

Bismark M, Brennan TA, Davis PB, et al. Med J Aust. 2006;185(4):203-7.

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The investigators analyzed patient injury compensation data in New Zealand and found that few patients sought compensation for the recorded medical injuries. They also determined that poor, elderly, or minority patients were least likely to file a claim.

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