The privilege of self-regulation: The role of appropriate use criteria

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 57, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 1557-1559

  Patel, Manesh R ^a   Wolk, Michael J ^b   Allen, Joseph M ^c   Dehmer, Gregory J ^d   Brindis, Ralph G ^e  

^a DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY   (United States)

^d TEXAS A M COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

appropriate use; quality of care; revascularization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CARDIOLOGIST; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 79953219094     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.12.019     Document Type: Review

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