Cost-effectiveness analysis of a reduction in diagnostic imaging in degenerative spinal disorders

Healthcare Policy

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Kim, Joanne S M ^a   Dong, Joyce Z ^a   Brener, Stacey ^a   Coyte, Peter C ^a   Raja Rampersaud, Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SPINAL CORD ATROPHY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE SURGERY; SPONDYLOSIS; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

EID: 82855181968     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17156572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12927/hcpol.2011.22619     Document Type: Article

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