Is it time for a new kind of hospital physician?

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 344, Issue 7851, 2012, Pages

  Temple, R M ^a   Kirthi, V ^a   Patterson, L J ^a  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ACUTE DISEASE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HOSPITALISTS; HUMANS;

EID: 84859526247     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.e2240     Document Type: Editorial

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