Stress testing: National patterns and predictors of test ordering

American Heart Journal

Volumn 138, Issue 6 I, 1999, Pages 1019-1024

  Cohen, M C ^a   Stafford, R S ^a   Misra, B ^a  

^a Maine Cardiology Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032735750     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8703(99)70065-7     Document Type: Article

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