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So much care it hurts: unneeded scans, therapy, surgery only add to patients' ills.

Szabo L. Kaiser Health News. October 23, 2017.

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November 1, 2017
Szabo L. Kaiser Health News. October 23, 2017.
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Szabo L. Kaiser Health News. October 23, 2017.

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