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Editorial

On sustainability and low value care

Hálfdán Péturssona Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland;b Research and Development Primary Health Care Gothenburg and Södra Bohuslän, Region Västra Götaland, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Margrét Ólafía Tómasdóttira Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland;c Development Centre for Primary Healthcare in Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
Pages 235-236 | Received 09 Feb 2024, Accepted 16 Feb 2024, Published online: 28 Feb 2024

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