Capsule Commentary on Kern et al., Healthcare Fragmentation and the Frequency of Radiology and Other Diagnostic Tests: a Cross-Sectional Study

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Amresh D Hanchate. J Gen Intern Med. 2017 Feb.

. 2017 Feb;32(2):190.

doi: 10.1007/s11606-016-3953-2.

¹ VA Boston Healthcare System & Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA. hanchate@bu.edu.

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Conflict of interest statement

The author has no conflicts of interest with this article.

Healthcare Fragmentation and the Frequency of Radiology and Other Diagnostic Tests: A Cross-Sectional Study.
Kern LM, Seirup JK, Casalino LP, Safford MM. Kern LM, et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2017 Feb;32(2):175-181. doi: 10.1007/s11606-016-3883-z. Epub 2016 Oct 27. J Gen Intern Med. 2017. PMID: 27796694 Free PMC article.

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