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Original Article

Dilemmas of medical overuse in general practice – A focus group study

Per Øystein OpdalDepartment of Global Health and Primary Care, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway;Correspondence[email protected]
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Eivind MelandDepartment of Global Health and Primary Care, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway;View further author information
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Stefan HjörleifssonDepartment of Global Health and Primary Care, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway;;Research Unit for General Practice, NORCE Norwegian Research Center, NorwayView further author information
Pages 135-140 | Received 26 Jul 2018, Accepted 30 Dec 2018, Published online: 31 Jan 2019

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