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Predictors of Defensive Practices among Italian Psychiatrists: Additional Findings from a National Survey

Medicina, 2023
Background: Defensive medicine is characterized by medical decisions made primarily as a precaution against potential malpractice claims. For psychiatrists, professional responsibility encompasses not only the appropriateness of diagnosis and treatment ...
Donato Morena, Nicola Di Fazio, Pasquale Scognamiglio, Giuseppe Delogu, Benedetta Baldari, Luigi Cipolloni, Paola Frati, Vittorio Fineschi   +7 more
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Squad management, injury and match performance in a professional soccer team over a Championship-winning season [PDF]

, 2014
Squad management, injury and physical, tactical and technical match performance were investigated in a professional soccer team across five consecutive league seasons (2008–2013, 190 league games) with specific focus on a championship-winning season ...
Carling, C., Dupont, G., Le Gall, F., McCall, A., Nédélec, M.,   +4 more
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The Defensive Effect of Medical Practice Policies in Malpractice Litigation [PDF]

, 1991
The theoretical prospects for medical practice policies to reform malpractice law by giving conclusive defensive effect to medical custom were studied.
Hall, Mark A.
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Management of Elbow Dislocations in the National Football League. [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Although much literature exists regarding the treatment and management of elbow dislocations in the general population, little information is available regarding management in the athletic population.
Bishop, Meghan, Chang, Edward S., Ciccotti, Michael G., Cohen, Steven B., Deluca, Peter F., Dodson, Christopher C., Ramsey, Matthew L.   +6 more
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Ethics in health care: The practice of defensive medicine

South African Family Practice, 2014
Defensive medicine is the practice of diagnostic or therapeutic measures that are conducted primarily as a safeguard against possible malpractice liability, rather than to ensure the health of the patient.
G.A. Ogunbanjo, D. Knapp van Bogaert
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Defensive medicine in surgical disciplines: attitudes and practices among faculty and residents at Iran University of Medical Sciences

Journal of Medical Ethics and History of Medicine
Defensive medicine, driven by fear of litigation, increases healthcare costs and physician stress, particularly in high-risk specialties such as surgery.
Maisam Fahimi, Soheila Sayad, Mahshad Noroozi, Ehsan Shamsi Gooshki, Seyed Yahya Zarghami, Aidin Shahrezaei, Mina Forouzandeh   +6 more
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Medical Malpractice Litigation Under National Health Insurance: Essential or Expendable? [PDF]

, 1976
Identification of time-continuous models from sampled data is a long standing topic of discussion, and many approaches have been suggested. The Maximum Likelihood method is asymptotically and theoretically superior to other methods.
Annas, George J., Katz, Barbara F., Trakimas, Robert G.   +2 more
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DEFENSIVE MEDICINE;

The Professional Medical Journal, 2014
Objective: To determine the prevalence of defensive medicine among doctors of Civil Hospital and Jinnah Hospital Karachi and to introduce it towards the community of doctors. Material And Methods: 200 doctors from different wards of Civil Hospital Karachi and Jinnah Hospital Karachi played crucial role in filling of Performa which was especially ...
Fahad Khan, Sara Ahmed, Hira Husain Khan, Ateeba Ayesha Khan, Romesa Sajjad, Tayyab Raza Fraz   +5 more
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The Mediating Role of Working Hours in the Effect of Surgical and Internal Medicine Residents’ Fear of Malpractice on Defensive Medical Practices

Eurasian Journal of Medicine
Background: The fear of malpractice is a significant factor influencing physicians’ decision-making processes in modern medical practice. This can cause defensive medicine, which involves behaviors such as requesting unnecessary tests and imaging ...
Kamber Kasali, Agah Abdullah Kahramanlar, Mehmet Akif Yılmaz, Habip Burak Özgödek, Eyüp Şenocak   +4 more
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A Survey On Frequency Of Defensive Medicine Among General Practitioners Of Kerman City

پیاورد سلامت, 2014
Background and Aim: Defensive medicine is a potential social problem which can bring about consequences for public health regarding the quality of personal care and wastage of limited health resources.
Mohammadreza Amiresmaili, Mahmood Nekoueimoghadam, Mahmood Moosazadeh, Fatemeh Esmaili, Mahboobeh Mirtajeddini   +4 more
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