Studies of avoidable factors influencing death: a call for explicit criteria.
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Studies of avoidable factors influencing death: a call for explicit criteria.
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عنوان ژورنال: Quality and Safety in Health Care
سال: 1996
ISSN: 1475-3898,1475-3901
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.5.3.159