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Peer reviewedPosavac, Emil J. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1995
A review of 61 interventions to reduce the rate of medical diagnostic testing reveals that many approaches were successful; the mean reduction observed was 22%. Interventions based on analysis of needs and concerns about negative side effects tended to be more effective. (SLD)
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Diagnostic Tests, Intervention, Literature Reviews
