Open AccessPatients' Role in the Use of Radiology Testing for Common Office Practice Complaints
Author(s) -
Ira B. Wilson,
Kim Dukes,
Sheldon Greenfield,
Sherrie H. Kaplan,
Bruce J. Hillman
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinte.161.2.256
Subject(s) - medicine , radiological weapon , ambulatory , logistic regression , low back pain , back pain , magnetic resonance imaging , physical therapy , radiology , emergency medicine , surgery , alternative medicine , pathology
Radiological studies are an important component of ambulatory medical costs, and guidelines often focus on their appropriate use. However, little is known about the correlates of the use of those services, particularly the influence of patients' preferences on physicians' utilization decisions.
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