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Let's All Go to the PROM: The Case for Routine Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement in Canadian Healthcare

2012; Longwoods Publishing; Volume: 11; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.12927/hcpap.2012.22697

1929-6339

Kimberlyn McGrail, Stirling Bryan, Jennifer C. Davis,

Healthcare Policy and Management

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