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Editorial
. 2015 Nov;473(11):3332-6.
doi: 10.1007/s11999-015-4537-x. Epub 2015 Sep 3.

Editor's Spotlight/Take 5: What Drives Variation in Episode-of-care Payments for Primary TKA? An Analysis of Medicare Administrative Data

Paul A Manner  1
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Editor's Spotlight/Take 5: What Drives Variation in Episode-of-care Payments for Primary TKA? An Analysis of Medicare Administrative Data

Paul A Manner. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2015 Nov.
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