title: The hazards of evidence-based medicine: assessing variations in care.
authors.forename: Edward H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Livingston
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: McNutt
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000453:epidemiology; D003657:Decision Making; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D005102:Health Expenditures; D006801:Humans; D006278:Medicare; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy; D014481:United States