Getting a grip on clinical variations in hospital services

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David J Hunter. BMJ. 2004.

. 2004 Mar 13;328(7440):610.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7440.610.

¹ School for Health, Wolfson Research Institute, University of Durham, Queen's Campus, Thornaby, Stockton on Tees TS17 6BH. d.j.hunter@durham.ac.uk

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Use of hospitals, physician visits, and hospice care during last six months of life among cohorts loyal to highly respected hospitals in the United States.
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