The era of centers: the influence of establishing specialized centers on patients' choice of hospital.

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Published in Arch Gynecol Obstet on February 24, 2010

Authors

Michael Patrick Lux1, P A Fasching, M Schrauder, C Löhberg, F Thiel, M R Bani, T Hildebrandt, A H Grün, M W Beckmann, T W Goecke

Author Affiliations

1: University Breast Center of Franconia (UBF), Department of Gynecology, Erlangen University Hospital, Universitätstrasse 21-23, 91054 Erlangen, Germany. Michael.lux@uk-erlangen.de

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