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Quantifying the defensive medicine contribution to primary care costs

Andrei BrateanuMedicine Institute Center for Value Based Care Research, Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OHUSACorrespondence[email protected]
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Sarah SchrammMedicine Institute Center for Value Based Care Research, Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OHUSA
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Bo HuDepartment of Quantitative Health Sciences, Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OHUSA
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Kristen BoyerMedicine Institute Center for Value Based Care Research Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OHUSA
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Kelly NottinghamMedicine Institute Center for Value Based Care Research Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OHUSA
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Glen B. TakslerMedicine Institute Center for Value Based Care Research Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OHUSA
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Stacey JollyMedicine Institute Center for Value Based Care Research Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OHUSA
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Kenneth GoodmanMedicine Institute Center for Value Based Care Research Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OHUSA
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Anita Misra-HebertMedicine Institute Center for Value Based Care Research Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OHUSA
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Nirav VakhariaMedicine Institute Center for Value Based Care Research Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OHUSA
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Aaron C. HamiltonMedicine Institute Center for Value Based Care Research Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OHUSA
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Robert BalesMedicine Institute Center for Value Based Care Research Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OHUSA
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Mahesh ManneMedicine Institute Center for Value Based Care Research Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OHUSA
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Amanda LathiaMedicine Institute Center for Value Based Care Research Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OHUSA
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Abhishek DeshpandeMedicine Institute Center for Value Based Care Research Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OHUSA
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Michael B. RothbergMedicine Institute Center for Value Based Care Research Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OHUSA
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Pages 810-816 | Accepted 14 Aug 2014, Published online: 12 Sep 2014

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Merethe K. Andersen, Elisabeth Assing Hvidt, Kjeld M. Pedersen, Jesper Lykkegaard, Frans B. Waldorff, Anders P. Munck & Line B. Pedersen. (2021) Defensive medicine in Danish general practice. Types of defensive actions and reasons for practicing defensively. Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care 39:4, pages 413-418.
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