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19 - Identifying Bottleneck Constraints to Improve the Preoperative Evaluation Process

from Section 3 - Surgical and Anesthesia Practice Management

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 November 2018

Alan David Kaye
Affiliation:
Louisiana State University
Richard D. Urman
Affiliation:
Harvard Medical School
Charles J. Fox, III
Affiliation:
Louisiana State University, Shreveport
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