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. 1990 Nov 17;301(6761):1139–1140. doi: 10.1136/bmj.301.6761.1139

Can readmission rates be used as an outcome indicator?

R Milne 1, A Clarke 1
PMCID: PMC1664259  PMID: 2252926

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