Canada considers maximum waiting times for patients
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Bariatric surgery waiting times in Canada.
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.324.7345.1057/a