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Comment
. 2017 Jul 10;189(27):E903-E904.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.170172.

Delivering timely surgery in Canadian hospitals

David R Urbach  1
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Delivering timely surgery in Canadian hospitals

David R Urbach. CMAJ. .
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