Portuguese Family Physicians’ Awareness of Diagnostic and Laboratory Test Costs: A Cross-Sectional Study

Luísa Sá; Cristina Costa-Santos; Andreia Teixeira; Luciana Couto; Altamiro Costa-Pereira; Alberto Hespanhol; Paulo Santos; Carlos Martins

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0137025

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Portuguese Family Physicians’ Awareness of Diagnostic and Laboratory Test Costs: A Cross-Sectional Study

Luísa Sá,

Affiliations Family Medicine Unit, Social Sciences and Health Department of the Faculty of Medicine of Porto, Porto, Portugal, Family Health Unit Nova Via, Porto, Portugal
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Cristina Costa-Santos,

Affiliation Centre for Research in Health Technologies and Information Systems (CINTESIS) and Information Sciences and Decision on Health Department (CIDES), Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal Al. Prof. Hernâni Monteiro 4200–319 Porto, Portugal
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Andreia Teixeira,

Affiliation Centre for Research in Health Technologies and Information Systems (CINTESIS) and Information Sciences and Decision on Health Department (CIDES), Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal Al. Prof. Hernâni Monteiro 4200–319 Porto, Portugal
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Luciana Couto,

Affiliation Family Medicine Unit, Social Sciences and Health Department of the Faculty of Medicine of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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Altamiro Costa-Pereira,

Affiliation Centre for Research in Health Technologies and Information Systems (CINTESIS) and Information Sciences and Decision on Health Department (CIDES), Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal Al. Prof. Hernâni Monteiro 4200–319 Porto, Portugal
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Alberto Hespanhol,

Affiliation Family Medicine Unit, Social Sciences and Health Department of the Faculty of Medicine of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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Paulo Santos,

Affiliations Family Medicine Unit, Social Sciences and Health Department of the Faculty of Medicine of Porto, Porto, Portugal, Centre for Research in Health Technologies and Information Systems (CINTESIS) and Information Sciences and Decision on Health Department (CIDES), Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal Al. Prof. Hernâni Monteiro 4200–319 Porto, Portugal
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Carlos Martins

* E-mail: carlosmartins20@gmail.com

Affiliations Family Medicine Unit, Social Sciences and Health Department of the Faculty of Medicine of Porto, Porto, Portugal, Centre for Research in Health Technologies and Information Systems (CINTESIS) and Information Sciences and Decision on Health Department (CIDES), Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal Al. Prof. Hernâni Monteiro 4200–319 Porto, Portugal
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Portuguese Family Physicians’ Awareness of Diagnostic and Laboratory Test Costs: A Cross-Sectional Study

Luísa Sá,
Cristina Costa-Santos,
Andreia Teixeira,
Luciana Couto,
Altamiro Costa-Pereira,
Alberto Hespanhol,
Paulo Santos,
Carlos Martins

Published: September 10, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0137025

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