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The European Journal of Health Economics
Published in: The European Journal of Health Economics 4/2020

01-06-2020 | Editorial

Defensive medicine in Europe: a ‘full circle’?

Authors: Livio Garattini, Anna Padula

Published in: The European Journal of Health Economics | Issue 4/2020

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Defensive Medicine (DM) is a concept originating in the USA in the early 1970s and later extended to other continents, Europe included (Fig. 1). The very first mention of DM in a public speech was probably that of the General Counsel of the American Medical Association in 1974, who recommended it after provocatively suggesting that his colleagues should do no medical action at all as the only way to avoid malpractice lawsuits [1]. …
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Metadata
Title
Defensive medicine in Europe: a ‘full circle’?
Authors
Livio Garattini
Anna Padula
Publication date
01-06-2020
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
The European Journal of Health Economics / Issue 4/2020
Print ISSN: 1618-7598
Electronic ISSN: 1618-7601
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10198-019-01151-1

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