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09.01.2020 | Editorial

Defensive medicine in Europe: a ‘full circle’?

Zeitschrift:: The European Journal of Health Economics

Autoren:: Livio Garattini, Anna Padula

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Titel: Defensive medicine in Europe: a ‘full circle’?
Autoren:: Livio Garattini
Anna Padula
Publikationsdatum: 09.01.2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10198-019-01151-1
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Zeitschrift: The European Journal of Health Economics
Print ISSN: 1618-7598
Elektronische ISSN: 1618-7601

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