Use of diagnostic imaging studies and associated radiation exposure for patients enrolled in large integrated health care systems, 1996-2010

JAMA

Volumn 307, Issue 22, 2012, Pages 2400-2409

  Smith Bindman, Rebecca ^a   Miglioretti, Diana L ^b   Johnson, Eric ^b   Lee, Choonsik ^c   Feigelson, Heather Spencer ^d   Flynn, Michael ^e   Greenlee, Robert T ^f   Kruger, Randell L ^f   Hornbrook, Mark C ^g   Roblin, Douglas ^d   Solberg, Leif I ^h   Vanneman, Nicholas ^b   Weinmann, Sheila ^g   Williams, Andrew E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^e HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^f MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

^g CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

^h HEALTHPARTNERS RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; INFANT; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; FEMALE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION DOSAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862260833     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2012.5960     Document Type: Article

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