Journal of the American College of Radiology
Volume 6, Issue 9 , Pages 609-612 , September 2009

Charitable Care and Scarce Medical Technology

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PII: S1546-1440(09)00140-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2009.03.008

Journal of the American College of Radiology
Volume 6, Issue 9 , Pages 609-612 , September 2009