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Case Report

US hospital-based direct access with radiology referral: an administrative case report

, PT, DPT, OCS & , PhD, PT
Pages 594-600 | Received 10 Oct 2014, Accepted 07 Mar 2015, Published online: 09 Oct 2015

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