Re: counterpoint: rationing on the fly: the opportunity cost of clinical guidelines.

J Am Board Fam Med

From Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla.

Published: April 2015

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http://dx.doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2014.04.140138DOI Listing

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