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. 2000 May 2;162(9):1297–1300.

Ending waiting-list mismanagement: principles and practice

S Lewis 1, M L Barer 1, C Sanmartin 1, S Sheps 1, S E Shortt 1, P W McDonald 1
PMCID: PMC1232412  PMID: 10813011

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