Hospitals and hospitalists: An alternative view

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 171, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 312-314

  Scott, Ian A ^a   Phillips, Paddy A ^b  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; INTENSIVE CARE; NOTE; PHYSICIAN;

EID: 0033588974     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1999.tb123666.x     Document Type: Note

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