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Blessed be the tie that binds? Antitrust perils of physician investment and self‐referral

E.Haavi Morreim Ph.D. Professor, Department of Human Values and Ethics, College of Medicine, University of Tennessee, 956 Court, Suite B328, Memphis, TN, 38163
Pages 359-412 | Published online: 23 Jul 2009

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  • Professor, Department of Human Values and Ethics, College of Medicine, University of Tennessee. Address correspondence to Professor Morreim at Department of Human Values and Ethics, 956 Court, Suite B328, Memphis, TN 38163. The author acknowledges with gratitude the very helpful criticisms and comments provided on earlier drafts of this article by Clark Havighurst, J.D., Lawrence Pivnick, J.D., Roy Spece, Jr., J.D., and Lance Stell, Ph.D.

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