JAMA & ARCHIVES
Arch Fam Med
SEARCH
GO TO ADVANCED SEARCH
HOME  PAST ISSUES  TOPIC COLLECTIONS  CME  PHYSICIAN JOBS  CONTACT US  HELP
Institution: STANFORD Univ Med Center  | My Account | E-mail Alerts | Access Rights | Sign In
  Vol. 2 No. 5, May 1993 TABLE OF CONTENTS
  Archives
  •  Online Features
  Original Contributions
 This Article
 •Abstract
 •Full text PDF
 •Send to a friend
 • Save in My Folder
 •Save to citation manager
 •Permissions
 Citing Articles
 •Citation map
 •Citing articles on HighWire
 •Contact me when this article is cited
 Related Content
 •Similar articles in this journal

Physician Characteristics Affecting Referral Decisions Following an Exercise Tolerance Test

Arthur Hartz, MD, PhD; Raisa Deber, PhD; Mary Bartholomew, MS; John Midtling, MD, MS

Arch Fam Med. 1993;2(5):513-519.


References
Article references have been provided for searching and linking. Additional reference information may be available in the article PDF.


1. Epstein AM, McNeil BJ. Physician characteristics and organizational factors influencing use of ambulatory tests. Med Decis Making. 1985;5:401-415. FREE FULL TEXT
2. Eisenberg JM. Sociologic influences on decision-making by clinicians. Ann Intern Med. 1979;90:957-964. FREE FULL TEXT
3. Childs AW, Hunter ED. Non-medical factors influencing use of diagnostic x-ray by physicians. Med Care. 1972;10:323-335. PUBMED
4. Freeborn DK, Baer D, Greenlick MR, Bailey JW. Determinants of medical care utilization: physicians' use of laboratory services. Am J Public Health. 1972;62:846-853. FREE FULL TEXT
5. Noren J, Frazier T, Altman I, DeLozier J. Ambulatory medical care: a comparison of internists and family-general practitioners. N Engl J Med. 1980;302:11. ABSTRACT
6. Eisenberg JM, Nicklin D. Use of diagnostic services by physicians in community practice. Med Care. 1981;19:297-309. PUBMED
7. Linn LS, Yager J, Leake BD, Gastaldo G, Palkowski C. Differences in the numbers and costs of tests ordered by internists, family physicians and psychiatrists. Inquiry. 1984;21:266-275. PUBMED
8. Greenwald HP, Peterson ML, Garrison LP, et al. Interspecialty variation in officebased care. Med Care. 1984;22:14-29. PUBMED
9. Cherkin DC, Rosenblatt RA, Hart LGHK, Schneeweiss R, LoGerfo J. The use of medical resources by residency-trained family physicians and general internists: is there a difference? Med Care. 1987;25:455-469. PUBMED
10. Ludke RL. An examination of the factors that influence patient referral decisions. Med Care. 1982;20:782-796. PUBMED
11. Rothert ML, Rovner DR, Elstein AS, Holzman GB, Holmes MM, Ravitch MM. Differences in medical referral decisions for obesity among family practitioners, general internists, and gynecologists. Med Care. 1984;22:42-55. PUBMED
12. Vayda E, Mindell WR, Mueller CB, Yaffe B. The hypothetical case method. Am Behav Sci. 1982;25:599-608. FREE FULL TEXT
13. Schlant RC, Blomqvist CG, Brandenburg RO, et al. Guidelines for exercise testing. J Am Coll Cardiol. 1986;8:725-738. PUBMED
14. Mead WF. Is exercise tolerance testing indicated for diagnoses and/or screening in family practice? an affirmative view. J Fam Pract. 1989;28:473-476. PUBMED
15. Goldman L, Adams JB. Cost-effectiveness in medical decision making: cardiac nuclear medicine and exercise electrocardiograms. Cardiovasc Rev Rep. 1981;2:45-52.
16. Rifkin RD, Hood WB. Bayesian analysis of electrocardiographic exercise stress. N Engl J Med. 1978;297:681-686.
17. Hartz A, Houts P, Bartholomew M, Goldman S, Kantner T, Deber R. How physicians use the stress test for the management of angina patients. Med Decis Making. 1989;9:157-161. FREE FULL TEXT
18. Busyhead JB, Wood RW, Tompkins RK, et al. The effect of chest radiographs on the management and clinical course of patients with acute cough: a randomized trial. Med Care. 1983;21:661-673. PUBMED
19. Berwick DM, Weinstein MC. What do patients value? willingness to pay for ultrasound in normal pregnancy. Med Care. 1985;23:881-893. PUBMED
20. Rich EC, Crowson TW, Connelly DP. Evidence for an informal clinical policy resulting in high use of a very-low-yield test. Am J Med. 1985:79;577-582. PUBMED