Discharges against medical advice: Time to address the causes

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 167, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 647-648

  Saitz, Richard ^a  

^a BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MORTALITY; NOTE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; RELAPSE;

EID: 0036392089     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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