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24. How Can You Choose the Best Doctor?

Freakonomics, M.D.

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How to Compare a Doctor to Another in a Pregnancy Clinic

Researchers looked at issues like lacerations, hemorrhages, infections and problems with blood clots. Their analysis included about five million deliveries between 19 92 and two thousand seven. It was a massive amount of data that included a lot of information about the doctors. Without both pieces of data, you can't credibly compare the quality of doctors.

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