Escalating Health Care Cost due to Unnecessary Diagnostic Testing
Keywords: Cost-Effective, Health System, Radiology Orders.
Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering & Technology
Volume 36 , Issue 3
MUHAMMAD AZAM ISHAQUE CHAUDHARY , ASIM NISAR ,
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