Use of imaging in the emergency department: Physicians have limited effect on variation

Radiology

Volumn 268, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 779-789

  Wong, Hannah J ^a   Sistrom, Chris L ^c   Benzer, Theodore I ^b   Halpern, Elkan F ^b   Morra, Dante J ^b   Gazelle, G Scott ^b   Ferris, Timothy G ^c   Weilburg, Jeffrey B ^c  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; URBAN AREA; WORKLOAD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BOSTON; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; UTILIZATION REVIEW; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883193385     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: 15271315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.13130972     Document Type: Article

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