Physicians perceived usefulness of high-cost diagnostic imaging studies: results of a referral study in a German medical quality network
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Medical and technological progress has led to increased numbers of diagnostic tests, some of them inducing high financial costs. In Germany, high-cost diagnostic imaging is performed by a medical specialist after referral by a genera...
Main Authors: | Wensing Michel, Rosemann Thomas, Schneider Antonius, Szecsenyi Joachim |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2005-06-01
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Series: | BMC Family Practice |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2296/6/22 |
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