The impact of residents, interns, and attendings on inpatient laboratory ordering patterns: A report from one university's hospitalist service

Academic Medicine

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 139-145

  Iwashyna, Theodore J ^a   Fuld, Alexander ^b   Asch, David A ^c,d   Bellini, Lisa M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 78751560600     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181fd85c3     Document Type: Article

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