title: Does defensive medicine protect doctors against malpractice claims?
authors.affiliation: Division of Health Policy and Economics, Department of Healthcare Policy and Research, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY tlfernan@med.cornell.edu.
authors.forename: Tara F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Bishop
authors.affiliation: Division of Health Policy and Economics, Department of Healthcare Policy and Research, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pesko
mesh_terms: D017721:Hospital Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007351:Insurance, Liability / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008318:Malpractice / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*