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Australian Health Review

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 244-247

  Anstey, Matthew Hr ^a,b   Gildfind, Stephen P ^c   Litvak, Eugene ^d,e  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d Institute for Healthcare Optimisation   (United States)

^e HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

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EID: 84865483407     PISSN: 01565788     EISSN: 14498944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AH11063     Document Type: Article

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