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Monday, July 9, 2012

Everything you ever wanted to know about Canadian health care in one post

Everything you ever wanted to know about Canadian health care in one post

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Posted by Christopher M. Hughes, MD at 5:31 PM

Labels: Canada, US/World Health Care Comparisons

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