Time to tackle unwarranted variations in practice

BMJ

Volumn 342, Issue 7799, 2011, Pages 687-690

  Wennberg, John E ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH POLICY AND CLINICAL PRACTICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; BREAST CANCER; DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MEDICARE; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; CLINICAL PRACTICE; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79953210773     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.d1513     Document Type: Review

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