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Increased Emergency Department Computed Tomography Use for Common Chest Symptoms Without Clear Patient Benefits

Andrew S. Coco and David T. O'Gurek
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine January 2012, 25 (1) 33-41; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2012.01.110039
Andrew S. Coco
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vol. 25 no. 1 33-41
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2012.01.110039
PubMed 
22218622

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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1557-2625
Online ISSN 
1558-7118
History 
  • Received for publication February 3, 2011
  • Revision received September 14, 2011
  • Accepted for publication September 23, 2011
  • Published online January 4, 2012.

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© Copyright 2012 by the American Board of Family Medicine.

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  1. Andrew S. Coco, MD, MS and
  2. David T. O'Gurek, MD
  1. From Lancaster General Research Institute and the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Lancaster General Health, Lancaster, PA.
  1. Corresponding author: David T. O'Gurek, MD, Department of Family & Community Medicine, Lancaster General Health, 540 N. Duke Street, 3rd Floor, Lancaster, PA 17604 (E-mail: dogurek2{at}lghealth.org).
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