Outcomes of concurrent utilization review

Nursing Economics

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 17-23

  Murray, Mary Ellen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 29444457638     PISSN: 07461739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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