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Maximum waiting time -- a threat to clinical freedom?: Implementation of a policy to reduce waiting times

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  • Spangberg, Ulrika Winblad

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  • Hanning, Marianne & Spangberg, Ulrika Winblad, 2000. "Maximum waiting time -- a threat to clinical freedom?: Implementation of a policy to reduce waiting times," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 52(1), pages 15-32, May.
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