The impact of very old patients in the ED

British Journal of Health Care Management

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 72-74

  Banerjee, Ashis ^b   Dehnadi, Homa ^a   Mbamalu, David ^b  

^a CHASE FARM HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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EID: 79951599517     PISSN: 13580574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjhc.2011.17.2.72     Document Type: Article

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