When more is less: Overuse of medical services harms patients

Meeting the Needs of Older Adults with Serious Illness: Challenges and Opportunities in the Age of Health Care Reform

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 3-18

  Brownlee, Shannon ^a   Cassel, Christine ^b   Saini, Vikas ^a,c  

^a Lown Cardiovascular Group   (United States)

^b NATIONAL QUALITY FORUM   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 84922968425     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-0407-5_1     Document Type: Chapter

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