Published: 28 January 2020
Author(s): Livio Garattini, Anna Padula, Pier Mannuccio Mannucci
Issue: January 2020

Defensive medicine (DM) refers to all medical care provided by physicians mainly for preventing the risk of litigation. Redundant DM practices induced by the threat of medical liability are expected to increase total healthcare expenditures.

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