title: Medical and legal aspects of disability medicine.
abstract: Physicians are seeing more patients with legal issues during their visits. Physicians often refer patients to other physicians willing to address these problems. Physicians treating such patients need a thorough understanding ofthe legal system governing a claim and the implications of opinions rendered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Missouri, USA. komesk@health.missouri.edu
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Komes
authors.forename: Gavin
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vaughn
mesh_terms: D004185:Disability Evaluation; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008923:Missouri