Comparing the Use of Diagnostic Tests in Canadian and US Hospitals

Medical Care

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 117-125

  Katz, Steven J ^a   Mcmahon, Laurence F ^a   Manning, Willard G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Canada; Comparative studies; Diagnostic tests; Hospital resource use

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; REIMBURSEMENT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; CANADA; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY, 500 AND OVER; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RELATIVE VALUE SCALES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030076526     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199602000-00004     Document Type: Article

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