Correction to: Defensive medicine in Europe: a ‘full circle’?
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Defensive Medicine: A Bane to Healthcare
The above oath is what every physician is bound to follow, but what happens in real practice is quite alarming. The so-called divine profession has lost its glory due to the intrusion of an evil namely ‘defensive medicine.’ Defensive medicine in simple words is departing from normal medical practice as a safeguard from litigation. It occurs when a medical practitioner performs treatment or proc...
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عنوان ژورنال: The European Journal of Health Economics
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1618-7598,1618-7601
DOI: 10.1007/s10198-020-01210-y