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Describing Serbian Hospital Activity Using Australian Refined Diagnosis Related Groups: A Case Study in Vojvodina Province

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|Dec 2019

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjph-2020-0003 | Journal eISSN: 1854-2476 | Journal ISSN: 0351-0026
Language: English
Page range: 18 - 26
Submitted on: Mar 21, 2019
Accepted on: Oct 16, 2019
Published on: Dec 13, 2019
Published by: National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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