Physician Self-Referral
"Physician Self-Referral" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Referral by physicians to testing or treatment facilities in which they have financial interest. The practice is regulated by the Ethics in Patient Referrals Act of 1989.
| Descriptor ID |
D018584
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N02.278.216.500.988.380.500 N04.452.442.550.380.500 N04.452.758.849.500 N05.350.225.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Physician Self-Referral- Physician Self-Referral
- Physician Self Referral
- Self-Referral, Physician
- Physician Self-Referrals
- Self Referral, Physician
- Self-Referrals, Physician
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