Utilization patterns of diagnostic imaging across the late life course: A population-based study in Ontario, Canada

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 384-390

  Wang, Li ^a   Nie, Jason X ^a   Tracy, C Shawn ^a   Moineddin, Rahim ^a,b   Upshur, Ross E G ^a,b  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diagnostic imaging; Epidemiology; Health services for the aged; Utilization

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC INSTRUMENT TRANSFORMERS; HEALTH INSURANCE;

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; UTILIZATION;

X RAYS;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POPULATION RESEARCH; SEX DIFFERENCE; X RAY ANALYSIS;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; COHORT STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; ONTARIO; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 53149139715     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: 14716348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266462308080501     Document Type: Article

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