The side effects of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) include problems involving peptic ulceration, renal function, and liver

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The side effects of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) include problems involving peptic ulceration, renal function, and liver disease. In 1996, the American College of Rheumatology issued and disseminated guidelines recommending baseline tests (CBC, hepatic panel, and renal tests) when prescribing NSAIDs. A study was conducted by Rothenberg and Holcomb (A-6) to determine if physicians taking part in a national database of computerized medical records performed the recommended baseline tests when prescribing NSAIDs. The researchers classified physicians in the study into four categories—those practicing in internal medicine, family practice, academic family practice, and multispeciality groups. The data appear in the following table.

Internal medicine 294 921 Family practice 98 2862 Academic family practice 50 3064 Multispecialty groups 203 2652 Source: Ralph Tothenberg and John P. Holcomb, “Guidelines for Monitoring of NSAIDs: Who Listened?,” Journal of Clinical Rheumatology, 6 (2000), 258–265.
Do the data above provide sufficient evidence for us to conclude that type of practice and performance of baseline tests are related? Use a ¼ .01.

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