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. 2019 Oct;57(10):751-752.
doi: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000001198.

Hospital Length of Stay … A Measure of What, Exactly?

Peter Cram  1   2   3
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Hospital Length of Stay … A Measure of What, Exactly?

Peter Cram. Med Care. 2019 Oct.
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