Consultation patterns and clinical correlates of consultation in a tertiary care setting

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 1, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Jordan, Michaela R ^a   Conley, Joslyn ^a   Ghali, William A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

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EID: 77749317688     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-1-96     Document Type: Article

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