Pocketing the Savings: Cost-Informed Decision-Making for Patients With Heart Failure.

Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes

Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Center for Outcomes Research, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA (D.S.K.).

Published: January 2025


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