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Physician Cost Consciousness and Use of Low-Value Clinical Services

Michael Grover, Neena Abraham, Yu-Hui Chang and Jon Tilburt
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2016, 29 (6) 785-792; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2016.06.160176
Michael Grover
From the Department of Family Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ (MG); the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale (NA); the Division of Biostatistics, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale (Y-HC); and Division of General Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (JT).
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Neena Abraham
From the Department of Family Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ (MG); the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale (NA); the Division of Biostatistics, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale (Y-HC); and Division of General Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (JT).
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Yu-Hui Chang
From the Department of Family Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ (MG); the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale (NA); the Division of Biostatistics, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale (Y-HC); and Division of General Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (JT).
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Jon Tilburt
From the Department of Family Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ (MG); the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale (NA); the Division of Biostatistics, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale (Y-HC); and Division of General Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (JT).
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Michael Grover, Neena Abraham, Yu-Hui Chang, Jon Tilburt
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Nov 2016, 29 (6) 785-792; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2016.06.160176

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