Do Relative Value Units (RVUs) Accurately Reflect the Work Done by Vascular Surgeons?
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Adding value to relative-value units.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Vascular Surgery
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0741-5214
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2010.06.128