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The “July Effect”: A Look at July Medical Admissions in Teaching Hospitals

Lisa D. Mims, Maribeth Porter, Kit N. Simpson and Peter J. Carek
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine March 2017, 30 (2) 189-195; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2017.02.160214

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