Patterns of referral from health centres to hospitals in Riyadh region

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 236-243

  Khoja, Tawfik A M ^a   Al Shehri, Ali M ^b   Abdul Aziz, Abdul Aziz F ^c   Aziz, Khwaja M S ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING FAHAD NATIONAL GUARD HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^c Health Affairs   (Saudi Arabia)

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EID: 0004975033     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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