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. 2001 Apr;174(4):253-4.
doi: 10.1136/ewjm.174.4.253.

Physicians, patients, and prognosis

T J Iwashyna  1 , N A Christakis
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Physicians, patients, and prognosis

T J Iwashyna et al. West J Med. 2001 Apr.
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