Improving patient decision-making in health care: A 2012 Dartmouth Atlas report highlighting the Pacific states

For patients whose conditions can be treated with elective surgery, location matters. In this Dartmouth Atlas report, the last in a series of nine U.S. regional reports, we show the wide regional variation in the likelihood that patients with similar conditions receive elective procedures. This repo...

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Main Authors: Brownlee, Shannon, Wennberg, John E. (Author), Barry, Michael J. (Author), Fisher, Elliott S. (Author)
Corporate Authors: Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Dartmouth Atlas Project
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Lebanon, N.H.] The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice December 12, 2012, 2012
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