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. 2014 Oct;5(2):74-6.
doi: 10.1055/s-0034-1390027.

Administrative database studies: goldmine or goose chase?

Robin E Hashimoto  1 , Erika D Brodt  1 , Andrea C Skelly  1 , Joseph R Dettori  1
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Administrative database studies: goldmine or goose chase?

Robin E Hashimoto et al. Evid Based Spine Care J. 2014 Oct.
No abstract available

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