The appropriateness method has acceptable reliability and validity for assessing overuse and underuse of surgical procedures

Elise H. Lawson; Melinda Maggard Gibbons; Clifford Y. Ko; Paul G. Shekelle

doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2012.07.002

journal article Nov 01, 2012

The appropriateness method has acceptable reliability and validity for assessing overuse and underuse of surgical procedures

Elise H. Lawson Melinda Maggard Gibbons Clifford Y. Ko Paul G. Shekelle

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology Vol. 65 No. 11 pp. 1133-1143 · Elsevier BV

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Published: Nov 01, 2012
Vol/Issue: 65(11)
Pages: 1133-1143
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Authors

E

Elise H. Lawson

Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin

M

Melinda Maggard Gibbons

C

Clifford Y. Ko

Division of Research and Optimal Patient Care, American College of Surgeons, Chicago, Illinois5Department of Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles6Department of Surgery, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California

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Paul G. Shekelle

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Elise H. Lawson, Melinda Maggard Gibbons, Clifford Y. Ko, et al. (2012). The appropriateness method has acceptable reliability and validity for assessing overuse and underuse of surgical procedures. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 65(11), 1133-1143. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2012.07.002

The appropriateness method has acceptable reliability and validity for assessing overuse and underuse of surgical procedures

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