Inappropriate use of laboratory tests - A perspective from decision analysis;Feilbruk av diagnostiske laboratorietester - Et beslutningsanalytisk perspektiv

Tidsskrift for den Norske Laegeforening

Volumn 120, Issue 19, 2000, Pages 2294-2298

  Ulvestad, E ^a  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LABORATORY; NORWAY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

CHEMISTRY, CLINICAL; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; HUMANS; LABORATORIES; NORWAY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0034692045     PISSN: 00292001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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