The Association Between Local Diagnostic Testing Intensity and Invasive Cardiac Procedures
JAMAPublished 17 April 1996
David E. Wennberg
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The results suggest that local testing intensity is an important determinant of the variable use of invasive cardiac procedures, as well as the variance associated with subsequent therapeutic interventions.
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The population-based rates of diagnostic testing largely explained the variance associated with subsequent therapeutic interventions. Our results suggest that local testing intensity is an important determinant of the variable use of invasive cardiac procedures.
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