'Defensive medicine among different surgical disciplines: A descriptive cross-sectional study
JOURNAL OF FORENSIC AND LEGAL MEDICINE, cilt.73, 2020 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 73
- Basım Tarihi: 2020
- Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.jflm.2020.101970
- Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF FORENSIC AND LEGAL MEDICINE
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, CINAHL, Criminal Justice Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Defensive medicine, Decision making, Malpractice, Physicians, MALPRACTICE
- Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Background: The term defensive medicine refers to medical behaviors that avoid physician liability without providing increased benefits to the patient. High rates of defensive medicine ranging from 54% to 98% have been reported in different countries.