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Comment
. 2007 Oct;97(10):1732-3; author reply 1733.
doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.116707. Epub 2007 Aug 29.

Inattention to the fidelity of health care delivery is costing lives

Steven H Woolf, Robert E Johnson
Comment

Inattention to the fidelity of health care delivery is costing lives

Steven H Woolf et al. Am J Public Health. 2007 Oct.
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