Why do GPs perform investigations?: The medical and social agendas in arranging back X-rays

Family Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 264-265

  Little, Paul ^a   Cantrell, Ted ^b   Roberts, Lisa ^b   Chapman, Judith ^b   Langridge, John ^b   Pickering, Ruth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Back X rays; Clinical guidelines; Investigation; Patient satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CLINICAL FEATURE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; X RAY;

BACK PAIN; DECISION MAKING; ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES;

EID: 0031878380     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/15.3.264     Document Type: Article

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