Episodes of Care for Abdominal Pain in a Primary Care Practice

Archives of Family Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 279-285

  Klinkman, Michael S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DIAGNOSIS, MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EPISODE OF CARE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 0030139915     PISSN: 10633987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archfami.5.5.279     Document Type: Article

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