Defensive medicine in Danish general practice. Types of defensive actions and reasons for practicing defensively

• Main Authors: Merethe K. Andersen (Author), Elisabeth Assing Hvidt (Author), Kjeld M. Pedersen (Author), Jesper Lykkegaard (Author), Frans B. Waldorff (Author), Anders P. Munck (Author), Line B. Pedersen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective To examine the occurrence of and types of defensive medicine (DM), and the reasons for practicing DM in general practice. Design Prospective survey registration of consecutive consultations regarding defensive medicine defined as: Actions that are not professionally well founded but are ca...