The high costs of for-profit care
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The high costs of for-profit care
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Payments for care at private for-profit and private not-for-profit hospitals: a systematic review and meta-analysis.CMAJ. 2004 Jun 8;170(12):1817-24. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.1040722. CMAJ. 2004. PMID: 15184339 Free PMC article.
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