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You are currently viewing Too much medicine: overtreatment has several causes

Too much medicine: overtreatment has several causes

  • Post author:Samantha Craigie
  • Post published:July 16, 2018
  • Post category:Uncategorized

Doctors think that more than 20% of medical treatment in the United States is unnecessary, and there are several possible causes for this.

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