Value of knee imaging by GPs requires rigorous assessment [3]

British Medical Journal

Volumn 325, Issue 7374, 2002, Pages 1242-1243

  Brealey, Stephen ^a   Russell, Ian ^a   Gilbert, Fiona ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Radiology ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE LIGAMENT INJURY; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; LETTER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; KNEE DISLOCATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 0037164358     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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