Eliminating unnecessary lactate dehydrogenase testing: A utilization review study and national survey

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 157, Issue 13, 1997, Pages 1441-1444

  Randall, Daniel C ^a,b   Jones, David L ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COST; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HEART INFARCTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030755916     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.157.13.1441     Document Type: Article

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