title: Physician stewardship of health care in an era of finite resources.
authors.affiliation: Division of Geriatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 0945 LeConte Ave, Ste 2339, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1687, USA. dreuben@mednet.ucla.edu
authors.forename: David B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Reuben
authors.forename: Christine K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Cassel
mesh_terms: D057186:Comparative Effectiveness Research; D003363:Cost Control; D003657:Decision Making; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D017048:Health Care Costs / Q000639:trends*; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D019458:Insurance Coverage / Q000191:economics*; D007349:Insurance, Health, Reimbursement; D040841:Resource Allocation; D014481:United States; D019564:Unnecessary Procedures