Consultants: A chronic problem for acutely ill patients

Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 108-109

  Wise, Matt P ^a   Frost, Paul J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CONSULTATION; EDITORIAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT CARE;

EID: 77950565321     PISSN: 14702118     EISSN: 14734893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.10-2-108     Document Type: Editorial

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