Magnetic resonance imaging of the knee in Norway 2002-2004 (national survey): Rapid increase, older patients, large geographic differences

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Espeland, Ansgar ^a,b   Natvig, Nils L ^c   Løge, Ingard ^d   Engebretsen, Lars ^e   Ellingsen, Jostein ^f  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c Sykehuset Buskerud HF   (Norway)

^d Edda Legesenter   (Norway)

^e ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^f Directorate for Labour and Welfare   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; KNEE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORWAY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT; REIMBURSEMENT; SENESCENCE; AGE; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GEOGRAPHY; INSURANCE; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 34548332514     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-7-115     Document Type: Article

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