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Surgeons' insurance costs soar
Soaring cost of insuring against malpractice claims sees US surgeons leaving the profession.
Soaring cost of insuring against malpractice claims sees US surgeons leaving the profession. The sound quality on this recording is variable/poor.
This archive edition of Letter from America was recorded by one of two listeners, who between them taped and labelled over 650 Letter From America programmes from 1973 to 1989. It was restored by the BBC in 2014.
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Sun 14 Jun 1981
09:15
BBC Radio 4
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Credit
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Alistair Cooke |
Broadcasts
- Fri 12 Jun 1981 21:15BBC Radio 4
- Sun 14 Jun 1981 09:15BBC Radio 4
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