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Cost of Radiological Examinations in Local Hospitals

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Radiologie Träger des Fortschritts

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The medical profession is faced with the rising expectations of the general public, technological progress, and the progressively increasing wish of government and organisational management to cut costs (Bretland 1988).

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Lääperi, AL., Koivisto, E. (1996). Cost of Radiological Examinations in Local Hospitals. In: Buck, J. (eds) Radiologie Träger des Fortschritts. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-80128-0_8

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