Over 150 potentially lowvalue health care practices: An Australian study

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 198, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 597-

  Bece, Andrej ^a   Hamilton, Christopher ^b   Hickey, Brigid E ^c  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Ballarat Austin Radiation Oncology Centre   (Australia)

^c PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; LETTER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RADIOTHERAPY; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; HUMAN; NOTE; STANDARD; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE;

HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 84879149548     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja13.10080     Document Type: Letter

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