title: Defensive medicine: implications for clinical practice, patients and healthcare policy.
authors.affiliation: 1 Faculty of Applied Economics, Hasselt University , Belgium.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Vandersteegen
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Marneffe
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vandijck
mesh_terms: D003675:Defensive Medicine; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D006291:Health Policy
keywords: Adverse event; Defensive medicine; Healthcare costs; Non-disclosure; Quality of care