Inpatient care: Should the general physician now take charge?

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

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 316-319

  Kirthi, Varo ^a   Temple, R Mark ^a   Patterson, Linda J ^a  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

General physician; Generalism; Older people; Secondary care

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; AGING; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERIATRIC DISORDER; GERIATRIC HOSPITAL; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; JOB SATISFACTION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MORTALITY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION;

EID: 84865472802     PISSN: 14702118     EISSN: 14734893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.12-4-316     Document Type: Review

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