Reducing radiology use on an inpatient medical service: Choosing wisely

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 172, Issue 20, 2012, Pages 1606-1608

  Neeman, Naama ^a   Quinn, Katie ^a   Soni, Krishan ^a   Mourad, Michelle ^a   Sehgal, Niraj L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COST CONTROL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL BILLING; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; X RAY;

HUMANS; INPATIENTS; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84869118144     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2012.4293     Document Type: Article

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