The value of low-value lists

JAMA

Volumn 309, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 775-776

  Elshaug, Adam G ^a,d,e   McWilliams, J Michael ^a,b   Landon, Bruce E ^a,c  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Commonwealth Fund ^*  (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REWARD; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SHORT SURVEY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 84874361661     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2013.828     Document Type: Short Survey

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