Are readmissions avoidable?

British Medical Journal

Volumn 301, Issue 6761, 1990, Pages 1136-1138

  Clarke, A ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0025110107     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.301.6761.1136     Document Type: Article

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