Limiting low-value practices to contribute to a sustainable, efficient and equitable health system.

Medwave

Centro Interdisciplinario de Estudios en Salud (CIESAL), Universidad de Valparaíso, Centro Asociado Cochrane Chile, Viña del Mar, Chile. eMail: ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8095-5549.

Published: April 2021

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