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The Break-Even Point: When Medical Advances Are Less Important Than Improving the Fidelity With Which They Are Delivered

Steven H. Woolf and Robert E. Johnson
The Annals of Family Medicine November 2005, 3 (6) 545-552; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.406
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vol. 3 no. 6 545-552
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.406
PubMed 
16338919

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The Annals of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1544-1709
Online ISSN 
1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication January 3, 2005
  • Revision received May 25, 2005
  • Accepted for publication May 31, 2005
  • Published online November 29, 2005.

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  1. Steven H. Woolf, MD, MPH1 and
  2. Robert E. Johnson, PhD2
  1. 1Departments of Family Medicine, Epidemiology, and Community Health, Virginia Commonwealth University, Fairfax, Va
  2. 2Departments of Biostatistics and Family Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Steven H. Woolf, MD, MPH West Hospital 1200 East Broad Street PO Box 980251 MCV Station Richmond, VA 23298-0251

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