title: [Use of laboratories at a municipal health center. An analysis of volume, type of tests and economy].
abstract: At a community health centre in Oslo staffed by three general practitioners, laboratory tests were ordered in half of all consultations during 1987. Of all the requested analyses, 54% were performed in the general practitioners' own laboratory, while 46% were sent to a central laboratory. On average, 0.92 tests were ordered in each consultation. The doctor had a repertoire of 94 different analyses, of which 11 were performed in their own laboratory. A doctor in full time curative work requested laboratory analyses for NOK 75,000 per year, or NOK 33 at each consultation.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hjortdahl
mesh_terms: D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities / Q000191:economics; D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005194:Family Practice / Q000191:economics; D009664:Norway
vernacular_title: Bruk av laboratoriet i et kommunalt helsesenter. Analysevolum, repertoar og økonomi.