Defensive diagnostic testing - A case of stolen utility?

Medical Decision Making

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 33-34

  Owens, Douglas K ^a  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC TEST; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL LIABILITY; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

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

EID: 0031972709     PISSN: 0272989X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272989X9801800108     Document Type: Review

References (3)

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3. Pauker SG, Pauker SP. Torts, tradeoffs, and thresholds: is defensive medicine defensible? Med Decis Making. 1998;18: 29-31.