Together, these factors explained over half (54%) of the overall variability in overutilization.
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Overutilization of diagnostic imaging can lead to unnecessary interventions and subsequently can jeopardize patient safety.
Karamjit Dhaliwal, Victoria Malkhasyan, Mohammed Elhassan 2018, 'In with acute bronchitis; out with duodenal perforation: the potentially harmful cascadeof over-testing. A case report', Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectiveshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2018.1424486. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Climatic changes affect pasture management in the mountains, causing overutilization of sites located at lower elevations.
Monika Mętrak, Łukasz Chachulski, Dovutsho Navruzshoev, Paweł Pawlikowski, ElżbietaRojan, Marcin Sulwiński, Małgorzata Suska-Malawska 2017, 'Nature's patchwork: How water sources and soil salinity determine the distributionand structure of halophytic plant communities in arid environments of the EasternPamir.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5373547?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)