Total Expenditures per Patient in Hospital-Owned and Physician-Owned Physician Organizations in California
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Total expenditures per patient in hospital-owned and physician-owned physician organizations in California.
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عنوان ژورنال: JAMA
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0098-7484
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2014.14072