Abstract:ObjectivesTo describe the laboratory test ordering patterns by general practitioners (GPs) in Northern Ireland Western Health and Social Care Trust (WHSCT) and establish demographic and socio-economic associations with test requesting.Design Cross-sectional study.
Setting Western Health and Social Care Trust, Northern IrelandParticipants 55 WHSCT general practices requesting laboratory tests in the period from 1Outcomes To identify the temporal patterns of laboratory test ordering behaviour for 8 commonly req… Show more
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