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. 1998 May 30;316(7145):1665-7.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.316.7145.1665.

Matching demand and supply fairly and efficiently

D Pencheon  1
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Matching demand and supply fairly and efficiently

D Pencheon. BMJ. .
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Boundaries in the healthcare system where demand is generated and examples of tools used to manage that demand
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