Effect of provider continuity on test repetition

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 52, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2219-2228

  Van Walraven, Carl ^a   Cernat, Geta ^b   Austin, Peter C ^b  

^a OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; CREATININE; FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; SODIUM; THYROTROPIN;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; CANADA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PROVIDER CONTINUITY; REPEAT PROCEDURE; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; COHORT STUDIES; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROBABILITY; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 33845545324     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2006.072934     Document Type: Article

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