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Comment
. 2017 Sep;32(9):965.
doi: 10.1007/s11606-017-4105-z.

Five High-Cost Patient Groups

John M Westfall  1 , Kim Griswold  2
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Five High-Cost Patient Groups

John M Westfall et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2017 Sep.
No abstract available

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  • Five High-Cost Patient Groups.
    Kanzaria HK, Hoffman JR. Kanzaria HK, et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2017 Sep;32(9):966. doi: 10.1007/s11606-017-4106-y. J Gen Intern Med. 2017. PMID: 28664258 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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