ACP drafts list of 37 commonly misused screenings and tests

February 6, 2012, 7:00 am by American Medical Association AMA

Physicians are encouraged to stop ordering tests for nonspecific low back pain and MRIs as the breast cancer screen of choice in average-risk women.

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