Adding value in healthcare: understanding the whole denominator

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Editorial

Christopher W Seder. J Thorac Dis. 2017 Dec.

. 2017 Dec;9(12):4835-4836.

doi: 10.21037/jtd.2017.11.18.

¹ Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The author has no conflicts of interest to declare.

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