A comparison of test-ordering choices of college physicians and emergency physicians for young adults with abdominal pain: Influences and preferences for CT use

Emergency Radiology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 455-459

  Baker, Stephen R ^a   Susman, Paul H ^b   Sheen, Lucas ^d   Pan, Lawrence ^c  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL OF SAINT RAPHAEL   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Abdominal pain; Appendicitis; Appropriateness criteria; College health services; Computed tomography; Emergency department

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COLLEGE STUDENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOLOGIST; UNITED STATES;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; APPENDICITIS; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78149362043     PISSN: 10703004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10140-010-0881-z     Document Type: Article

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