Determining the Frequency of Defensive Medicine Among General Practitioners in Southeast Iran

• Hauptverfasser: Mahmood Moosazadeh (Verfasst von), Mahtab Movahednia (Verfasst von), Nima Movahednia (Verfasst von), Mohammadreza Amiresmaili (Verfasst von), Iraj Aghaei (Verfasst von)
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• Veröffentlicht: Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2014-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background Defensive medicine prompts physicians not to admit high-risk patients who need intensive care. This phenomenon not only decreases the quality of healthcare services, but also wastes scarce health resources. Defensive medicine occurs in negative and positive forms. Hence, the present study...