Can doctors reduce harmful medical overuse worldwide?

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 349, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Hurley, Richard ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COST CONTROL; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE CONCEPTS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL OVERUSE; MEDICARE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONALISM; RADIOGRAPHY; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 84903746401     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.g4289     Document Type: Review

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