The prevalence of defensive orthopaedic imaging: A prospective practice audit in Pennsylvania

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2012, Pages e18(1)-

  Miller, Robert A ^a   Sampson, Norma Rendon ^a   Flynn, John M ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; IMAGING; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICARE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; ORTHOPEDIC SPECIALIST; ORTHOPEDICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; REIMBURSEMENT; UNITED STATES; WORK EXPERIENCE;

EID: 84863047721     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.K.00646     Document Type: Article

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