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52. Who Gets a Heart Disease Test?

Freakonomics, M.D.

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Who Needs a Heart Test?

There are really few tests that are going to make a healthy person live longer. We have the most bang for our buck with testing when there's something specific you're looking for and it's based on a history and physical. It could certainly introduce this element of worry into the doctor patient relationship, because it's a pretty power and balance relationship.

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