An assessment of overutilization and underutilization of laboratory tests by expert physicians in the evaluation of patients for bleeding and thrombotic disorders in clinical context and in real time

Diagnosis

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 21-26

  Sarkar, Mayukh K ^a   Botz, Chad M ^b   Laposata, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

coagulation; laboratory test selection; overutilization; underutilization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOTTING; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOSIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; LABORATORY TECHNIQUE; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION;

CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; THROMBOSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85014364375     PISSN: 21948011     EISSN: 2194802X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/dx-2016-0042     Document Type: Article

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