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Title
Defensive medicine among high-risk specialist physicians in a volatile malpractice environment.
Authors
Studdert, David M; Mello, Michelle M; Sage, William M; DesRoches, Catherine M; Peugh, Jordon; Zapert, Kinga; Brennan, Troyen A
Abstract
How often physicians alter their clinical behavior because of the threat of malpractice liability, termed defensive medicine, and the consequences of those changes, are central questions in the ongoing medical malpractice reform debate.