HCAIs: Challenging the assumptions

British Journal of Health Care Management

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 376-381

  Cole, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 52649084788     PISSN: 13580574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjhc.2008.14.9.30832     Document Type: Article

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