Radiologist uncertainty and the interpretation of screening

Medical Decision Making

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 255-264

  Carney, Patricia A ^a   Elmore, Joann G ^b   Abraham, Linn A ^c   Gerrity, Martha S ^d   Hendrick, R Edward ^e   Taplin, Stephen H ^b,c   Barlow, William E ^f   Cutter, Gary R ^g   Poplack, Steven P ^a   D'Orsi, Carl J ^h  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

^d OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Mammography interpretation; Medical decision making; Medical malpractice; Physician uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; GENDER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAMMOGRAPHY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREDICTION; PRODUCTIVITY; RADIOLOGY; RECALL; SCREENING TEST; SKILL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

COLORADO; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; NEW HAMPSHIRE; PHYSICIANS; RADIOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 2442675388     PISSN: 0272989X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272989X04265480     Document Type: Article

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