Emergency assessment tariff: Lessons learned

British Journal of Health Care Management

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 574-583

  Jones, Rod ^a  

^a Healthcare Analysis and Forecasting   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79951663235     PISSN: 13580574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjhc.2010.16.12.574     Document Type: Article

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