The Cost and Value of Second Surgical Opinion Programs: A Critical Review of the Literature
Journal of Health Politics, Policy, and Law
http://jhppl.dukejournals.org/content/15/3/543.abstract
The new technology assessment
New England Journal of Medicine
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199009063231011
Comparison of MRI and US in staging early prostate cancer: Results of a multi-institutional cooperative trial
New England Journal of Medicine
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199009063231001#Top
Patient judgments of hospital quality: conclusions and recommendations
Medical Care
http://journals.lww.com/lww-medicalcare/Citation/1990/09001/8__Conclusions_and_Recommendations.9.aspx
Designing a state-level prospective payment system for inpatient psychiatric services in medicaid
Administration and Policy in Mental Health
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00706491
Pre-diagnostic symptom recognition and help seeking among cancer patients
Journal of Community Health
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Pre-diagnostic%20symptom%20recognition%20and%20help%20seeking%20among%20cancer%20patients
Statistical methods for comparing dental diagnostic procedures
Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2201479
The influence of patient age on the diagnosis and treatment of lung and colorectal cancer
Archives of Internal Medicine
http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=613639
Commentary: peer review and quality management: are they compatible?
Quality Review Bulletin
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2120663
Socioeconomic status differences in vulnerability to undesirable life events
Journal of Health and Social Behavior
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Socioeconomic%20status%20differences%20in%20vulnerability%20to%20undesirable%20life%20events.