Variability in physicians' reported ordering and perceived reassurance value of diagnostic tests in children with 'growing pains'

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 150, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1072-1076

  Macarthur, Colin ^a,c   Wright, James G ^b   Srivastava, Raj ^c   Rosser, Walter ^b   Feldman, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HUMAN; LEG PAIN; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029846172     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.1996.02170350074013     Document Type: Article

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