INAPPROPRIATE REQUESTS FOR TUMOR MARKERS IN PATIENTS AGED 50 YEARS AND OLDER: LESSONS NOT LEARNED
OBJECTIVE: To investigate, within a private health insurance, the ordering frequency and the costs related to inappropriate tumor markers test orders. METHODS: This study analyzed data regarding tumor markers requests within a private health insurance between 2010 and 2017. Patients included in this...
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Brazilian Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology
2021-02-01
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| Series: | Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging |
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| Online Access: | https://cdn.publisher.gn1.link/ggaging.com/pdf/GGA_2000113_AOP.pdf |