Radiology 2011: The big picture

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 196, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 136-139

  Lin, Eugene ^a  

^a VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Commoditization; Quality; Self referral; Specialization; Value

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; MEDICAL SERVICE; MEDICARE; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGY; SPECIALIZATION;

COMMODIFICATION; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; ECONOMIC COMPETITION; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN SELF-REFERRAL; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RADIOLOGY; SPECIALIZATION;

EID: 78650847767     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: 15463141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.10.4802     Document Type: Note

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