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Specific defensive medicine practices among gastroenterologists (n = 118)
| Most recent act of defensive medicine | Gastroenterologists n (%) |
| Recorded interaction with patient | 41 (35) |
| in considerable detail | |
| Referred patient to another physician | 39 (33) |
| Avoided certain procedure or intervention | 25 (21) |
| Ordered more tests than medically indicated | 13 (11) |
