Laboratory testing may not glitter like gold

Medical Decision Making

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 32-33

  Rovner, David R ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LABORATORY TEST; LAW SUIT; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; REVIEW;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DEFENSIVE MEDICINE; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS;

EID: 0031972497     PISSN: 0272989X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272989X9801800107     Document Type: Review

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