Long-term effects of an education programme on the optimal use of clinical chemistry testing in primary health care

Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 481-486

  Mindemark, Mirja ^a   Larsson, Anders ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Continuing medical education; cost control; cost savings; hysician practice patterns; organizational efficiency; routine diagnostic tests

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIOTHYRONINE; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL CHEMISTRY; CONTINUING EDUCATION; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN;

CLINICAL CHEMISTRY TESTS; HUMANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN;

EID: 67651151331     PISSN: 00365513     EISSN: 15027686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365510902749123     Document Type: Article

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