Reducing low value surgical care

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  • Aneel Bhangu nstitute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK, B15 2TT.

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https://doi.org/10.62463/surgery.1

Keywords:

Surgery, Procedures of limited clinical value, Low-value care

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Published

24-01-2024

How to Cite

Bhangu, A. (2024). Reducing low value surgical care. Impact Surgery, 1(1), 1–3. https://doi.org/10.62463/surgery.1

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