Importance Physicians’ views about health care costs are germane to pending policy reforms.
Objective To assess physicians’ attitudes toward and perceived role in addressing health …

Background Evidence suggests that poor performance on standardized tests before and
early in medical school is associated with poor performance on standardized tests later in …

BACKGROUND Some clinicians have questioned the accuracy of rapid diagnosis of group
A streptococcal pharyngitis by commercial immunochemical antigen test kits in the setting of …

BACKGROUND Little is known about how US physicians’ political affiliations, specialties, or
sense of social responsibility relate to their reactions to health care reform legislation. …

BACKGROUND Physicians have dual responsibilities to make medical decisions that serve
their patients’ best interests but also utilize health care resources wisely. Their ability to …

Citalopram (Celexa, Forest Laboratories, New York, NY) is one of the most widely prescribed
selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) in our practice. It has had good tolerability …

Background Chronic daily headache (CDH) affects 2% to 4% of the North American and
European population. Various pathways lead to this condition, although chronification of …

… Drs Alexander, Sheeler, and Rasmussen participated in the collection, management, and …
, Sheeler, and Rasmussen participated in the interpretation of the data. Drs Alexander, Sheeler…

Objective To assess US physicians’ attitudes towards using shared decision-making (SDM)
to achieve cost containment. Design Cross-sectional mailed survey. Setting US medical …

Background Rationing is a controversial topic among US physicians. Understanding their
attitudes and behaviors around rationing may be essential to a more open and sensible …