Safety-Net Burden Affects Cost and Outcomes at Academic Hospitals
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American College of Surgeons
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1072-7515
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2015.07.311