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Comment
. 2017 Jan 9;189(1):E30.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.732494.

Canada Health Act has bite

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Comment

Canada Health Act has bite

Brian Day. CMAJ. .
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interest: Medical Director, Cambie Surgery Centre, Vancouver, BC

Comment on

  • Canada Health Act needs bite.
    Sibbald B, Stanbrook MB. Sibbald B, et al. CMAJ. 2016 Nov 1;188(16):1133. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.161128. CMAJ. 2016. PMID: 27777257 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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