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. 2014 May;174(5):819-21.
doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.173.

Headaches and neuroimaging: high utilization and costs despite guidelines

Brian C Callaghan  1 , Kevin A Kerber  1 , Robert J Pace  1 , Lesli E Skolarus  1 , James F Burke  2
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Headaches and neuroimaging: high utilization and costs despite guidelines

Brian C Callaghan et al. JAMA Intern Med. 2014 May.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no conflicts of interest to report.

Conflicts of Interest:

Funding/support: Drs. Callaghan is supported by the Katherine Rayner Program, the Taubman Medical Institute, and the American Diabetes Association Junior Faculty Award. Dr. Kerber is supported by AHRQ #R18 HS017690. Dr. Skolarus is supported by NIH/NINDS K23NS073685. Dr. Burke is supported by a Department of Veteran Affairs Advanced Fellowship.

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Trends in neuroimaging utilization for the entire headache population from 1995–2000 and 2005–2010.
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Comment in

  • Coping with headaches.
    Katz MH. Katz MH. JAMA Intern Med. 2014 May;174(5):821-2. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.33. JAMA Intern Med. 2014. PMID: 24638052 No abstract available.
  • Headaches and neuroimaging.
    Evans RW. Evans RW. JAMA Intern Med. 2015 Feb;175(2):312. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.7008. JAMA Intern Med. 2015. PMID: 25642669 No abstract available.
  • Headaches and neuroimaging.
    Sharma A. Sharma A. JAMA Intern Med. 2015 Feb;175(2):312-3. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.7011. JAMA Intern Med. 2015. PMID: 25642670 No abstract available.
  • Headaches and neuroimaging—reply.
    Callaghan BC, Kerber KA, Burke JF. Callaghan BC, et al. JAMA Intern Med. 2015 Feb;175(2):313-4. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.7014. JAMA Intern Med. 2015. PMID: 25642671 No abstract available.

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