Variability in the use of invasive services: sign of poor quality of care or an opportunity to improve care?

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David P Faxon. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2014 Apr.

. 2014 Apr;7(2):133-5.

doi: 10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.114.001477.

No abstract available

Keywords: quality of life.

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