Point-of-care decision support for reducing inappropriate test use: easier said than done
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Point-of-care decision support for reducing inappropriate test use: easier said than done.
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ Quality & Safety
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2044-5415,2044-5423
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2015-004785