title: Justifying echocardiography: the role of outcomes research in evaluating a diagnostic test.
authors.affiliation: Beth Israel Hospital, Cardiovascular Division, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Douglas
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003955:Diagnostic Tests, Routine / Q000191:economics; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D014481:United States