Appropriateness of imaging procedure requests: Do radiologists agree?

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 169, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 11-14

  Kahn Jr , Charles E ^a   Michalski, Tracy A ^a   Erickson, Scott J ^a   Foley, W Dennis ^a   Krasnow, Arthur Z ^a   Lofgren, Richard P ^a   Quiroz, Francisco A ^a   Rand, Scott D ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RADIOLOGIST; RADIOLOGY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 1842412459     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.169.1.9207492     Document Type: Article

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