ANNUAL PHYSICAL AND ECONOMIC COST OF MEDICAL INTERVENTION ANNUAL UNNECESSARY MEDICAL EVENTS STATISTICS TEN-YEAR DEATH RATES FOR MEDICAL INTERVENTION TEN-YEAR STATISTICS FOR UNNECESSARY INTERVENTION

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