Perspectives The ASH Choosing Wisely campaign: five hematologic tests and treatments to question
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University of Toronto, St Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, ON; Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates, Beverly, MA; Washington University, St Louis, MO; Medical Specialists of Taunton, Taunton, MA; University of Toronto, University Health Network, Toronto, ON; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC; Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH; Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI; UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL; Adam Haynes Consulting, Hamilton, ON; and McMaster University, Hamilton, ON
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The ASH Choosing Wisely®campaign: five hematologic tests and treatments to question.
Choosing Wisely® is a medical stewardship and quality improvement initiative led by the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation in collaboration with leading medical societies in the United States. The ASH is an active participant in the Choosing Wisely® project. Using an iterative process and an evidence-based method, ASH has identified 5 tests and treatments that in some circumstances ...
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تاریخ انتشار 2013