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Oversight Hearing on Recent Patient Safety Issues.

December 23, 2012

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Hearing before the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, House of Representatives, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. 109 Congress, 2nd sess June 15, 2006. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office; 2007.

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These testimonies addressed issues within the Veterans Affairs health system that contributed to recent sterilization and labeling lapses.

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