FROM THE JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
The study was supported in part by the AHRQ. Dr. Lin disclosed serving as a board member and as a paid independent contractor to the Hawaii Medical Service Association. Her coauthors had no financial conflicts to disclose.
SOURCE: Lin DM et al. J Am Coll Surg. 2018 May 18. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2018.04.031.
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