title: Variation in medical practice: getting the balance right.
authors.affiliation: HRB Centre for Primary Care Research, Department of General Practice, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 123 St. Stephens Green,  Dublin 2, Ireland.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wallace
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fahey
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000592:standards; D005194:Family Practice; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000592:standards; D019564:Unnecessary Procedures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*