An intervention to reduce laboratory utilization of referred-out tests

Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 164-167

  Liu, Zaiping ^a   Abdullah, Amid ^b   Baskin, Leland ^b   Lewis, Gareth ^b   Kelter, Gabi ^b   Naugler, Christopher ^b  

^a ROYAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clinical chemistry; Management administration

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATHOLOGIST; REFERRED OUT TEST;

EID: 84869436966     PISSN: 00075027     EISSN: 19437730     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/LMSPKPZEX602NOKS     Document Type: Article

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