The effect of DXA scanning on clinical decision making by general practitioners: A randomized, prospective trial of direct access versus referral to a hospital consultant

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 326-333

  Dhillon, V ^a   Creiger, J ^a   Hannan, J ^a   Hurst, N ^a   Nuki, G ^a  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical decision making; Direct access; DXA scan; Investigation; Management; Osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HIP FRACTURE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DECISION MAKING; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 20444455840     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-002-1371-2     Document Type: Article

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