Ordering and interpreting diagnostic studies... but who is caring for the patient?

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 207-209

  Mathew, Sunil T ^a,b  

^a ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY OCCLUSION; BAYES THEOREM; CARDIOLOGY; DATA ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEART DISEASE; HEART INJURY; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MEDICAL CARE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PROBABILITY; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3543144909     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2004.05.004     Document Type: Editorial

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