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Editorial
. 2018 May;27(5):333-336.
doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2017-007477. Epub 2018 Jan 13.

Low-value care: an intractable global problem with no quick fix

John N Mafi  1   2 , Michael Parchman  3
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Editorial

Low-value care: an intractable global problem with no quick fix

John N Mafi et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2018 May.
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Competing interests: None declared.

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