Radiology cost and outcomes studies: Standard practice and emerging methods

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 185, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 833-839

  Hollingworth, William ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; REVIEW; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; RADIOLOGY; STANDARD;

CLINICAL TRIALS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RADIOLOGY; RESEARCH DESIGN; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL;

EID: 32944479873     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.04.1780     Document Type: Review

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