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. 2011 Dec;54(6):403-6.
doi: 10.1503/cjs.032911.

CAGS and ACS Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. Access to emergency operative care: a comparative study between the Canadian and American health care systems

Carl J Brown  1 , Samuel R Finlayson, Mark C Taylor; Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group
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CAGS and ACS Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. Access to emergency operative care: a comparative study between the Canadian and American health care systems

Carl J Brown et al. Can J Surg. 2011 Dec.
No abstract available

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