Two-State Comparison of Total Joint Arthroplasty Utilization Following Medicaid Expansion
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Arthroplasty
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0883-5403
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2018.12.019