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. 2010 Dec;45(6 Pt 2):1893-902; discussion 1908-11.

doi: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2010.01186.x.

Comment on Silber et al.: Aggressive treatment styles and surgical outcomes

Elliott Fisher¹, Jonathan Skinner

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¹ The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Dartmouth Medical School, 35 Centerra Parkway, Lebanon, NH 03766, USA. elliott.s.fisher@dartmouth.edu

PMID: 21108529
PMCID: PMC3029845
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2010.01186.x

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Comment on Silber et al.: Aggressive treatment styles and surgical outcomes

Elliott Fisher et al. Health Serv Res. 2010 Dec.

. 2010 Dec;45(6 Pt 2):1893-902; discussion 1908-11.

doi: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2010.01186.x.

Authors

Elliott Fisher¹, Jonathan Skinner

Affiliation

¹ The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Dartmouth Medical School, 35 Centerra Parkway, Lebanon, NH 03766, USA. elliott.s.fisher@dartmouth.edu

PMID: 21108529
PMCID: PMC3029845
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2010.01186.x

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