title: The threat of litigation.
authors.affiliation: Harvard Medical School.
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Ryan
mesh_terms: D003675:Defensive Medicine; D005104:Expert Testimony; D006801:Humans; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D014481:United States