The State of Hospital Medicine in 2008

Medical Clinics of North America

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 265-273

  Wachter, Robert M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 39749088194     PISSN: 00257125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcna.2007.10.008     Document Type: Review

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