Research Catalog

Title

Indications for selected medical and surgical procedures : a literature review and ratings of appropriateness : colonoscopy / Katherine L. Kahn ... [et al.].

Publication

Santa Monica, CA : Rand Corp., [1986]

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Additional Authors

• Kahn, Katherine L.
• Rand Corporation.
• Rand/UCLA Health Services Utilization Study
• Commonwealth Fund.

Description

xvi, 152 p. : ill.; 28 cm.

Summary

This report is part of a larger study to determine the extent to which the appropriate use of medical procedures is related to overall rates of use among geographic areas. It is one of six volumes that report the ratings of panels of physicians on the appropriateness of performing each of six procedures for a wide variety of clinically specific indications. The six procedures were coronary angiography, coronary artery bypass graft surgery, cholecystectomy, diagnostic gastrointestinal endoscopy, colonoscopy, and carotid endarterectomy. This volume contains a literature review of colonoscopy, a comprehensive set of indications for performing this procedure, and ratings of the appropriateness for each indication.

Alternative Title

Colonoscopy.

Subject

• Colonoscopy > utilization
• Utilization Review
• Colonoscopy > United States > Evaluation
• Medical care > Utilization > United States

Note

• "Rand/UCLA Health Services Utilization Study"--Pref.
• "Prepared for the Commonwealth Fund ... [et al.]."
• "May 1986."
• "R-3204/5-CWF/HF/PMT/RWJ."

Bibliography (note)

• Bibliography: p. 31-36.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

ISBN

0833008609 (pbk.)

LCCN

^^^87016685^

OCLC

• 16227629
• SCSB-10498257

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library