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Original Article

How do Swiss general practitioners agree with and report adhering to a top-five list of unnecessary tests and treatments? Results of a cross-sectional survey

Kevin SelbyDepartment of Ambulatory Care and Community Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland; ;Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland, CA, USA; Correspondence[email protected]
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Jacques CornuzDepartment of Ambulatory Care and Community Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland; View further author information
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Christine CohidonDepartment of Ambulatory Care and Community Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland; ;Institute of Family Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland; View further author information
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Jean-Michel GaspozDivision of Primary Care Medicine, Department of Community Medicine, Primary Care and Emergency Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, SwitzerlandView further author information
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Nicolas SennDepartment of Ambulatory Care and Community Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland; ;Institute of Family Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland; View further author information
Pages 32-38 | Received 05 Jan 2017, Accepted 15 Oct 2017, Published online: 23 Nov 2017

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