Providing better care for patients who may have pneumonia

Thorax

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 925-928

  Holmes, William F ^a   Woodhead, Mark ^b  

^a Sherrington Park Medical Practice   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0032850561     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.54.10.925     Document Type: Short Survey

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