Guidelines and algorithms: Strategies for standardization of referral criteria in diagnostic radiology

European Radiology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 673-679

  Kainberger, Franz ^a   Czembirek, Heinrich ^b   Frühwald, Franz ^c   Pokieser, Peter ^a   Imhof, Herwig ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b GENERAL HOSPITAL LINZ   (Austria)

^c Institute Fruehwald St Poelten   (Austria)

Author keywords

Decision support techniques; Diagnostic imaging; Evidence based medicine; Practice guidelines; Radiology

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; RADIOLOGY; STANDARD;

ALGORITHMS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RADIOLOGY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 0036516944     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003300101109     Document Type: Review

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