Bronchial thermoplasty: implementing best practice in the era of cost containment
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Bronchial thermoplasty: implementing best practice in the era of cost containment
Increasing dependence on advanced technologies in the 21st century has created a dilemma between the practice and business of medicine. From information technology to robotic surgery, new technologies have expanded treatment possibilities and have potentially improved patient outcomes and safety. Simultaneously, their escalating costs limit access for certain patients and health care facilities...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Asthma and Allergy
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1178-6965
DOI: 10.2147/jaa.s135291