Blood test ordering for unexplained complaints in general practice: the VAMPIRE randomised clinical trial protocol. [ISRCTN55755886]

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>General practitioners (GPs) frequently order blood tests when they see patients presenting with unexplained complaints. Due to the low prevalence of serious pathology in general practice, the risk of false-positive test results is re...

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Main Authors: Bindels Patrick JE, Grol Richard PTM, van der Weijden Trudy, Koch Hèlen, van Bokhoven Marloes A, Dinant Geert-Jan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-03-01
Series:BMC Family Practice
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2296/7/20