Effectiveness of interventions to improve test appropriateness

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Michael P Cornes. Clin Chem Lab Med. 2022.

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. 2022 Jan 20;60(3):305-306.

doi: 10.1515/cclm-2022-0033.

¹ Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, Worcester Royal Hospital, Worcester, UK.

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