Rural patients' experiences accessing surgery in British Columbia

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 373-378

  Humber, Nancy ^a   Dickinson, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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EID: 78649768388     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: 14882310     Source Type: Journal    
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