Choosing Wisely: highest-cost tests in outpatient neurology.

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Published in Ann Neurol on April 17, 2013

Authors

James F Burke1, Lesli E Skolarus, Brian C Callaghan, Kevin A Kerber

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Center for Clinical Management and Research, Ann Arbor, VA, USA. jamesbur@umich.edu

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