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Int J Health Policy Manag. 2022;11(10): 2248-2260. doi: 10.34172/ijhpm.2021.143
PMID: 34814677        PMCID: PMC9808289

Original Article

How to Realize the Benefits of Point-of-Care Testing at the General Practice: A Comparison of Four High-Income Countries

Deon Lingervelder 1 * ORCID, Hendrik Koffijberg 1 ORCID, Jon D. Emery 2, Paul Fennessy 3, Christopher P. Price 4, Harm van Marwijk 5, Torunn B. Eide 6, Sverre Sandberg 7,8,9, Jochen W.L. Cals 10, Joke T.M. Derksen 11, Ron Kusters 1,12, Maarten J. IJzerman 1,13 ORCID

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