title: PAs, NPs and defensive medicine in the ED.
authors.affiliation: Clarkson University PA Program, Potsdam, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Jeremy M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Welsh
authors.forename: Jeffrey L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Alexander
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ewing
authors.forename: William H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Holmes
mesh_terms: D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000628:therapy*; D003675:Defensive Medicine; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008318:Malpractice / Q000191:economics; D009518:New York; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D010823:Physician Assistants; D057184:Practice Patterns, Nurses'; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D019564:Unnecessary Procedures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data