Concept of defensive medicine and litigation among Sudanese doctors working in obstetrics and gynecology
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Concept of defensive medicine and litigation among Sudanese doctors working in obstetrics and gynecology
BACKGROUND Obstetrics and gynaecology always has reputation for being a highly litigious. The field of obstetrics and gynaecology is surrounded by different circumstances that stimulate the doctors to practice defensive medicine. METHODS This study was directed to assess the extent and the possible effect of defensive medicine phenomenon (in term of knowledge and prevalence) on medical decisi...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Medical Ethics
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1472-6939
DOI: 10.1186/s12910-016-0095-3