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Effects of OBRA regulations in the USA

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 November 2008

David A Smith
Affiliation:
Professor, Family Medicine/Psychiatry, University of South Dakota School of Medicine, Dakota Human Services Center, Yankton Office, 1000 West 4th Street #3, Yankton, SD 57078-3718, USA.
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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