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Comment
. 2002 Sep 17;167(6):647-8.

Discharges against medical advice: time to address the causes

Richard Saitz  1
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Discharges against medical advice: time to address the causes

Richard Saitz. CMAJ. .
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  • The drivers of self-discharge.
    Brown AS. Brown AS. CMAJ. 2003 Aug 19;169(4):279; author reply 279, 282. CMAJ. 2003. PMID: 12925413 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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