Defensive Medicine [defenzivní medicína]

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Terms

Defensive Practice
Medicine, Defensive

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Definition

The alterations of modes of medical practice, induced by the threat of liability, for the principal purposes of forestalling lawsuits by patients as well as providing good legal defense in the event that such lawsuits are instituted.

DUI
D003675 MeSH Browser
CUI
M0005749
History note
91(75); was see under MALPRACTICE 1975-90
Public note
91; was see under MALPRACTICE 1975-90

Allowable subheadings

CL
classification
EC
economics 2
ED
education
ES
ethics 1
HI
history
IS
instrumentation
LJ
legislation & jurisprudence 10
MT
methods 2
OG
organization & administration
ST
standards
SN
statistics & numerical data 1
TD
trends 1

I Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena
I01 Social Sciences 232
I01.880 Sociology 778
I01.880.604 Social Control, Formal 128
I01.880.604.583 Jurisprudence 1 555
I01.880.604.583.524 Malpractice 159
I01.880.604.583.524.300 Defensive Medicine 36
I01.880.604.583.524.528 Professional Impairment 22

N Health Care
N03 Health Care Economics and Organizations 1 319
N03.706 Social Control, Formal 128
N03.706.535 Jurisprudence 1 555
N03.706.535.606 Malpractice 159
N03.706.535.606.300 Defensive Medicine 36
N03.706.535.606.528 Professional Impairment 22

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