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decision rules  

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  • Guidelines developed by expert panels to aid physicians in their decision making processes, particularly in the context of ordering tests or radiography with an aim to reducing unnecessary expenditure. Examples include the Ottawa ankle rules for ordering radiography and the Pittsburgh evaluation of knee injuries. [Source: The Sage Dictionary of Health and Society; Decision Rules]

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