Why do physicians order unnecessary preoperative tests? A qualitative study

Family Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 338-343

  Brown, Steven R ^a   Brown, Jaclyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MALPRACTICE; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; PHYSICIAN; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STANDARD; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DEFENSIVE MEDICINE; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; PHYSICIANS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 79955931668     PISSN: 07423225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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