Wikipedia:Choosing Wisely/Society of General Internal Medicine

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Society of General Internal Medicine	chart	7029	January 2013
Society of General Internal Medicine	chart	7029	January 2013
Society of General Internal Medicine	chart	7029	January 2013
Society of General Internal Medicine	chart	7029	January 2013
Society of General Internal Medicine	chart	7029	January 2013
Society of General Internal Medicine	chart	7029	January 2013
Society of General Internal Medicine	chart	7029	January 2013

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References

Society of General Internal Medicine (September 2013), "Five Things Physicians and Patients Should Question", Choosing Wisely: an initiative of the ABIM Foundation, Society of General Internal Medicine, retrieved 30 December 2013, which cites

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2012 participants	American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology American Academy of Family Physicians American College of Physicians American College of Cardiology American College of Radiology American Gastroenterological Association American Society of Clinical Oncology American Society of Nephrology American Society of Nuclear Cardiology
2013 participants (information released February 2013)	American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine American Academy of Neurology American Academy of Otolaryngology American Academy of Pediatrics American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists American College of Rheumatology American Geriatrics Society American Society for Clinical Pathology American Society of Echocardiography American Urological Association Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography Society of Hospital Medicine Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Society of Thoracic Surgeons Society for Vascular Medicine American Academy of Ophthalmology
societies beginning participation between September 2013 and March 2014	American Academy of Dermatology American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons American College of Chest Physicians and American Thoracic Society American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer American Headache Society AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine American Society of Hematology ASTRO (American Society for Radiation Oncology) Heart Rhythm Society North American Spine Society Society of General Internal Medicine American Psychiatric Association American College of Medical Toxicology and American Academy of Clinical Toxicology American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus American Society of Anesthesiologists American College of Emergency Physicians The Endocrine Society American College of Rheumatology Society of Gynecologic Oncology critical care societies Society of Critical Care Medicine Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
societies beginning participation after April 2014 - December 2014	American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation American Association of Blood Banks American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases American Medical Society for Sports Medicine American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons American Society of Plastic Surgeons Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions American Physical Therapy Association
societies beginning participation after 2014	American Urogynecologic Society HIV Medicine Association