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Waiting Lists for Lumbar Spine Referrals in Canada: What is the Solution?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 September 2016

Daryl R. Fourney
Daryl R. Fourney*
Affiliation:
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 37 , Issue 6 , November 2010 , pp. 719 - 720
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