论文信息 - Should we abandon the periodic health examination?: YES.

Should we abandon the periodic health examination?: YES.

In 2009, IMS Health published a statistical snapshot of the top 10 reasons patients in Canada visit family physicians and other specialists.[1][1] Second only to visits for hypertension was “general medical exam” at 10.5 million visits per year. Assuming fee-for-service remuneration, and

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