Physician awareness of diagnostic and nondrug therapeutic costs: A systematic review

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 158-165

  Allan, G Michael ^a   Lexchin, Joel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Healthcare costs; Investigations; Medical care; Physician awareness; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

HEALTHCARE COSTS; PHYSICIAN AWARENESS;

COSTS; KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING;

HEALTH CARE;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; AWARENESS; CANADA; COST; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FISHER EXACT TEST; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

AWARENESS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEES, PHARMACEUTICAL; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; PHYSICIANS;

EID: 42049099293     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: 14716348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266462308080227     Document Type: Review

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