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. 2014 Oct 2;371(14):1280-3.
doi: 10.1056/NEJMp1404503.

Swimming against the current--what might work to reduce low-value care?

Carrie H Colla  1
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Swimming against the current--what might work to reduce low-value care?

Carrie H Colla. N Engl J Med. .
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