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Editorial
. 2020 Jun;21(4):477-482.
doi: 10.1007/s10198-019-01151-1.

Defensive medicine in Europe: a 'full circle'?

Livio Garattini  1 , Anna Padula  2
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Defensive medicine in Europe: a 'full circle'?

Livio Garattini et al. Eur J Health Econ. 2020 Jun.

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