ArticleCanadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien2012
Testing 1, 2, 3: is overtesting undermining patient and system health?
Article in Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.
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Who cites it
15 citing papers in PubMed.
- Randomised trial of general practitioner online education for prescribing and test ordering.BMJ open quality · 2023Trial
- The cost of unnecessary test orders: a retrospective study.Malawi medical journal : the journal of Medical Association of Malawi · 2025Article
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- Educational intervention to optimise serum immunoglobulin test use in Irish primary care: an interrupted time series with segmented regression analysis.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2020Article
- Communicating wisely: teaching residents to communicate effectively with patients and caregivers about unnecessary tests.BMC medical education · 2017Article
- Test ordering by GP trainees: Effects of an educational intervention on attitudes and intended practice.Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien · 2016Article
- Test in peace.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2015Article
- Rational test ordering in family medicine.Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien · 2015Article
- Hepatitis C virus testing in adults living with HIV: a need for improved screening efforts.PloS one · 2014Article
- Accounting for the costs of tests.Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien · 2013Article
- Drivers of overtesting.Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien · 2013Article
- Response.Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien · 2013Article
- Response.Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien · 2013Article
- Frequency of repeat antinuclear antibody testing in Ontario: a population-based descriptive study.CMAJ openArticle
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