Frequency of negative coronary arteriographic findings in patients with chest pain is related to community practice patterns

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 643-648

  Farrehi, Peter M ^a   Bernstein, Steven J ^a   Rasak, Mark ^a   Dabbous, Samir A ^a   Stomel, Robert J ^a   Eagle, Kim A ^a   Rubenfire, Melvyn ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DATA BASE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL FEE; MORBIDITY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SALARY; THORAX PAIN; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

CHEST PAIN; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY DISEASE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HOSPITALS, OSTEOPATHIC; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; MICHIGAN; NEW YORK; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 0036637865     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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