Is Thirty-Day Hospital Mortality Really Lower for Black Veterans Compared with White Veterans?
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South Africa's D-day Veterans
In addition to those who served in the Union Defence Forces there were many South Africans who were serving in the British or Commonwealth forces or who joined up where they were on the outbreak of war. Since their service records are not readily available it is not possible to compile a definitive article on this topic at this stage. Even the records of our own personnel seconded to the Britis...
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عنوان ژورنال: Health Services Research
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0017-9124,1475-6773
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2006.00688.x