European Journal of Internal Medicine
Volume 18, Issue 1 , Pages 35-38 , January 2007

Unconscious defensive medicine: The case of erythrocyte sedimentation rate

  • Elad Asher

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Systems Management, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, PO Box 653, Beer-Sheva, 84105 Israel
    • Tel-Aviv Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine E, Tel-Aviv, 64239 Israel
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Soroka University Medical Center, PO Box 151, Beer-Sheva 84101 Israel. Tel: +972 8 640 3405.
    • ,
  • Yoav Parag

      Affiliations

    • Tel-Aviv Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine E, Tel-Aviv, 64239 Israel
    • ,
  • Lior Zeller

      Affiliations

    • Soroka University Medical Center, Internal Medicine D, PO Box 151, Beer-Sheva, 84101 Israel
    • ,
  • Ronit Yerushalmi

      Affiliations

    • Soroka University Medical Center, Hematology Department, PO Box 151, Beer-Sheva, 84101 Israel
    • ,
  • Haim Reuveni

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Systems Management, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, PO Box 653, Beer-Sheva, 84105 Israel
    • Soroka University Medical Center, Pediatrics Division, PO Box 151, Beer-Sheva, 84101 Israel

Received 20 November 2005 ,Revised 26 May 2006 ,Accepted 11 July 2006.

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PII: S0953-6205(06)00248-2

doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2006.07.021

European Journal of Internal Medicine
Volume 18, Issue 1 , Pages 35-38 , January 2007

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