The future of hospital medicine: Evolution or revolution?

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 117, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 446-450

  Williams, Mark V ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EVOLUTION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL STAFF; MEDICAL STUDENT; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SATISFACTION; EDUCATION; HOSPITAL; MEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HOSPITALISTS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 5444259265     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2004.07.028     Document Type: Note

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