Is there empirical evidence for "Defensive Medicine"? A reassessment

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 481-491

  Sloan, Frank A ^a   Shadle, John H ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Liability; Malpractice; Medicare; Reform; Tort

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EXPENDITURE; LEGISLATION; POLICY REFORM; SURVIVAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMPENSATION AND REDRESS; DATA COLLECTION; DEFENSIVE MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MALPRACTICE; MEDICARE; UNITED STATES;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 62049085988     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2008.12.006     Document Type: Article

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