Pre-operative investigations: Yield and conformity to national guidelines

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 5-16

  Juliana, H ^a   Lim, T A ^a   Inbasegaran, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b HOSPITAL KUALA LUMPUR   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Clinical Practice Guidelines; Cost effectiveness; Pre operative investigations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0043023503     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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