Effect derived by the adscription of internist to a surgical department;Efecto de la adscripción de internistas a un servicio quirúrgico

Medicina Clinica

Volumn 124, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 332-335

  Montera Ruiz, Eduardo ^a   Hernández Ahijado, Concepción ^a   López Álvarez, Joaquín ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PRÍNCIPE DE ASTURIAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Internal medicine; Perioperative care; Referral and consultation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTEGRATION; INTERNAL MEDICINE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL STAFF; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL WARD;

EID: 17644419666     PISSN: 00257753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13072420     Document Type: Article

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