The challenge of variation in medical practice

Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 124, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1001-1003

  James, Brent C ^a   Hammond, M Elizabeth H ^b  

^a INTERMOUNTAIN HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^b LDS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESPONSIBILITY;

ALGORITHMS; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES;

EID: 0033854633     PISSN: 00039985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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