Chest radiography in general practice: Indications, diagnostic yield and consequences for patient management

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 56, Issue 529, 2006, Pages 574-578

  Speets, Anouk M ^a   van der Graaf, Yolanda ^a   Hoes, Arno W ^a   Kalmijn, Sandra ^a   Sachs, Alfred P E ^a   Rutten, Matthieu J C M ^b   Gratama, Jan Willem C ^c   Montauban van Swijndregt, Alexander D ^d   Mali, Willem P Th M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b JEROEN BOSCH HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c GELRE HOSPITALS   (Netherlands)

^d 'Onze Lieve Vrouve Gasthuis' ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chest radiography; General practice; Patient care management

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COUGHING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PNEUMONIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 33747036920     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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