Mobile phones in hospitals

British Medical Journal

Volumn 326, Issue 7387, 2003, Pages 460-461

  Myerson, Saul G ^a   Mitchell, Andrew R J ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OUTPATIENT; PACEMAKER; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELECOMMUNICATION; TELEPHONE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0037374085     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.326.7387.460     Document Type: Editorial

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