Discrepancies between Knowledge and Use of Diagnostic Studies in Asymptomatic Patients.

Greenland, Philip; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ212650

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Publication Date: 1979-Nov

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Discrepancies between Knowledge and Use of Diagnostic Studies in Asymptomatic Patients.

Greenland, Philip; And Others

Journal of Medical Education, v54 n11 p863-69 Nov 1979

Rochester, New York, physicians and graduate medical students' use of laboratory tests as applied to asymptomatic patients was surveyed and their knowledge of four specific screening procedures was tested. The results reinforce the impression that laboratory ordering practices are dependent in part upon factors other than knowledge of test characteristics. (Author/JMD)

Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Clinical Diagnosis, Decision Making, Graduate Medical Education, Graduate Medical Students, Habit Formation, Higher Education, Knowledge Level, Medical Services, Patients, Physicians

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: New York (Rochester)

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