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Published: Jan 11, 2018
Vol/Issue: 19(1)

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Mette Tranberg, Peter Vedsted, Bodil Hammer Bech, et al. (2018). Factors associated with low patient satisfaction in out-of-hours primary care in Denmark - a population-based cross-sectional study. BMC Family Practice, 19(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-017-0681-6

Factors associated with low patient satisfaction in out-of-hours primary care in Denmark - a population-based cross-sectional study

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