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. 1990 Sep 15;301(6751):531–532. doi: 10.1136/bmj.301.6751.531

Variations in hospital admissions and the appropriateness of care: American preoccupations?

J P Bunker 1
PMCID: PMC1663813  PMID: 2207425

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