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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

The ABA complete and easy guide to health care law : your guide to protecting your rights as a patient, dealing with hospitals, health insurance, Medicare, and more / by the American Bar Association.—1st ed.
  1  . Medical care—Law and legislation—United States—Popular works.
  I. American Bar Association.
  KF3821.Z9 A22 2001
  344.73′0321—dc21

2001027350

eISBN: 978-0-676-79399-4

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