The Paradox of Reimbursement Advocacy
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Commentary on the reimbursement paradox.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American College of Radiology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1546-1440
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2017.08.002