Spending with unnecessary complementary tests for hypertension and diabetes in health services

The aims of this study were to analyze unnecessary laboratory exams for patients with hypertension and diabetes and to check the expenditures involved. This is an exploratory-descriptive, cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach. We used data from medical records of 293 patients registered...

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Main Authors: Thiago Roberto Castellane Arena, Marli de Carvalho Jericó, Liliana Cristina de Castro, Valéria Castilho, Antonio Fernandes Costa Lima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Series:Revista Gaúcha de Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1983-14472014000400086&lng=en&tlng=en