The impact of diagnostic testing on therapeutic interventions

JAMA

Volumn 275, Issue 15, 1996, Pages 1189-1191

  Verrilli, Diana ^a   Welch, H Gilbert ^b,c  

^a URBAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST BIOPSY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; GASTROTOMY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE BIOPSY; PROSTATECTOMY; REVASCULARIZATION; SPINE SURGERY;

EID: 0030002881     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.275.15.1189     Document Type: Article

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