The Appropriateness Method

Medical Decision Making

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 228-231

  Shekelle, Paul ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROPOIETIN;

ANALYTIC METHOD; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; DRUG USE; EDITORIAL; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; PREMEDICATION; RATING SCALE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; TREADMILL ERGOMETRY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ERYTHROPOIETIN, RECOMBINANT; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 1642291299     PISSN: 0272989X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272989X04264212     Document Type: Editorial

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