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Time trends in the use and appropriateness of natriuretic peptide testing in primary care: an observational study

Mark Valk, Arno W Hoes, Arend Mosterd, Brenda Broekhuizen, Nicolaas Zuithoff and Frans H Rutten
BJGP Open 2020; 4 (4): bjgpopen20X101074. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgpopen20X101074
Mark Valk
1 Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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vol. 4 no. 4 bjgpopen20X101074
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgpopen20X101074
PubMed 
32788172

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Royal College of General Practitioners
History 
  • Received November 26, 2019
  • Accepted January 6, 2020
  • Published online October 27, 2020.

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  1. Mark Valk1,*,
  2. Arno W Hoes1,
  3. Arend Mosterd1,2,
  4. Brenda Broekhuizen1,
  5. Nicolaas Zuithoff1 and
  6. Frans H Rutten1
  1. 1 Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
  2. 2 Department of Cardiology, Meander Medical Center, The Netherlands, Amersfoort
  1. ↵ *For correspondence:
    Mark Valk, m.j.m.valk-7{at}umcutrecht.nl
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