Impact of an on-duty pulmonologist on the activity of a respiratory medicine department

Archivos de Bronconeumologia

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 484-488

  Carrera, Miguel ^b   Palou, Alexandre ^b   Sala, Ernest ^b   Balaguer, Catalina ^b   De La Peña, Mónica ^b   Agustí, Àlvar ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO SON ESPASES   (Spain)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Continuous care; Health care management; Health care quality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULMONOLOGY; STANDARD;

HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY MEDICINE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 55049093651     PISSN: 03002896     EISSN: 15792129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13126093     Document Type: Article

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