Use and misuse of thyroid ultrasound in the initial workup of patients with suspected thyroid problems referred by primary care physicians to an endocrine clinic

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 766-768

  Liel, Yair ^a   Fraenkel, Nitay ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Physician's practice patterns; Thyroid diseases; Ultrasonography thyroid

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DYSPHAGIA; DYSPNEA; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IRRADIATION; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; NECK PAIN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; THYROID DISEASE; THYROID NODULE; THYROTOXICOSIS; ULTRASOUND; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ECHOGRAPHY; HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THYROID GLAND; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYROID DISEASES; THYROID GLAND; THYROID NODULE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 23744489887     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2005.0124.x     Document Type: Article

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