How defensive medicine is defined and understood in European medical literature: protocol for a systematic review

IntroductionThe term defensive medicine, referring to actions motivated primarily by litigious concerns, originates from the USA and has been used in medical research literature since the late 1960s. Differences in medical legal systems between the US and most European countries with no tort legisla...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Nathalie Baungaard, Pia Skovvang, Elisabeth Assing Hvidt, Helle Gerbild, Merethe Kirstine Andersen, Jesper Lykkegaard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020-02-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/2/e034300.full