title: Costs of fear.
authors: Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Oregon Health &f Science University, Portland, Oregon 97239, USA. sonnenbe@ohsu.edu
authors: Amnon
authors: A
authors: Sonnenberg
authors: Charles R
authors: CR
authors: Boardman
mesh_terms: D003675:Defensive Medicine / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing / Q000191:economics; D004650:Employee Performance Appraisal / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005239:Fear; D005762:Gastroenterology / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006761:Hospitals / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends; D016365:Liability, Legal / Q000191:economics; D015279:Organizational Culture; D010820:Physicians / Q000191:economics / Q000523:psychology / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D011786:Quality Control; D012052:Reimbursement, Incentive; D014481:United States; D019564:Unnecessary Procedures / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends