A citywide analysis of the utilization of common laboratory tests and imaging procedures in ICUs

Chest

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1030-1038

  Bell, Dean D ^a   Ontryzniuk, Trish ^a   Cheang, Mary ^a   Roberts, Ed ^a   Roberts, Daniel E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

cost, cost analysis; diagnostic tests; hospital, teaching; hospital, university; intensive care units

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; INTENSIVE CARE; LABORATORY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 0030899314     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.111.4.1030     Document Type: Article

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