Imaging orders by general practitioners in Australia 1999-00

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• Imaging orders by general practitioners in Australia 1999-00 (804K PDF)

Publication table of contents

• Preliminary material (113K PDF)
  • Title page and verso
  • Foreword
  • Contents
  • List of tables and figures
  • Summary (separate 54K PDF)
  • Acknowledgements
• Sections
  1. Background (45K PDF)
  2. Methods (66K PDF)
  3. The BEACH database 1999-00 (51K PDF)
  4. Overview of imaging orders by general practitioners (116K PDF)
  5. Characteristics of imaging encounters and patients (64K PDF)
  6. Types of imaging tests ordered by general practitioners (60K PDF)
  7. Problems managed with imaging test orders (62K PDF)
  8. Analysis of selected test types (127K PDF)
  9. Analysis of imaging orders for selected problems (142K PDF)
  10. Discussion (53K PDF)
  11. Conclusion (25K PDF)
  12. Current status of BEACH and access to data (31K PDF)
• End matter
  • Bibliography (81K PDF)
  • Glossary
  • Abbreviations
  • Appendixes
    • Appendix 1: Example of a BEACH encounter recording form 1999-00 (88K PDF)
    • Appendix 2: GP profile questionnaire 1999-00 (63K PDF)
    • Appendix 3: Australian MBS Imaging groups plus their ICPC-2 PLUS codes and terms (27K PDF)
    • Appendix 4: Problem/problem groups labels and the ICPC-2 PLUS codes and terms (25K PDF)