Trends of discharges against medical advice in a suburban surgical practice in Nigeria

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 51-52

  Akiode, Olutola ^a   Musa, A A ^a   Shonubi, A M O ^a   Salami, B A ^a   Oyelekan, A A A ^a  

^a OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; MALPRACTICE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NIGERIA; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT REFERRAL;

FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MALE; NIGERIA; PATIENT DISCHARGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUBURBAN POPULATION; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 13244264769     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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