Hospital care of general medicine patients: The importance of evidence

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 5 PART 1, 2004, Pages 479-480

  Meltzer, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT CARE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2442600332     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2004.45006.x     Document Type: Editorial

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