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. 2010 Mar 9;182(4):374-6.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.081137. Epub 2010 Feb 8.

Tough choices: private sale of drugs in public hospitals

Colleen M Flood  1 , Lorian Hardcastle
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Tough choices: private sale of drugs in public hospitals

Colleen M Flood et al. CMAJ. .
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  • Tough choices?
    Bloch RF. Bloch RF. CMAJ. 2010 Apr 6;182(6):592. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.110-2044. CMAJ. 2010. PMID: 20368295 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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