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Inappropriate laboratory test utilization in outpatient tertiary care

Implications for value-based healthcare

Nouf F. Almasoud, Mohammed A. Aldosari, Ahmed S. Mahmoud, Yaser A. Alendijani and Abdullah H. Alkhenizan
Saudi Medical Journal April 2024, 45 (4) 356-361; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2024.45.4.20230512
Nouf F. Almasoud
From the Department of Family Medicine and Polyclinics, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Mohammed A. Aldosari
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Ahmed S. Mahmoud
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vol. 45 no. 4 356-361
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2024.45.4.20230512
PubMed 
38657991

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Saudi Medical Journal
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1658-3175
History 
  • Received July 11, 2023
  • Accepted February 16, 2024
  • Published online April 23, 2024.

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Copyright: © Saudi Medical Journal This is an Open Access journal and articles published are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License (CC BY-NC). Readers may copy, distribute, and display the work for non-commercial purposes with the proper citation of the original work.

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  1. Nouf F. Almasoud, MD,
  2. Mohammed A. Aldosari, MD,
  3. Ahmed S. Mahmoud, MD⇑,
  4. Yaser A. Alendijani, MPH and
  5. Abdullah H. Alkhenizan, MD
  1. From the Department of Family Medicine and Polyclinics, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  1. Address correspondence and reprint request to: Dr. Ahmed S. Mahmoud, Department of Family Medicine and Polyclinics, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. E-mail: asomahmoud1976{at}gmail.com
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Saudi Medical Journal Apr 2024, 45 (4) 356-361; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2024.45.4.20230512

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