Medical assessment units and the older patient: A retrospective case-control study

Australian Health Review

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 331-335

  Ong, Bin S ^a,b   Van Nguyen, Huong ^a,b   Ilyas, Mohammad ^c   Boyatzis, Irene ^a,b   Ngian, Vincent J J ^a,b  

^a BANKSTOWN LIDCOMBE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c CAMPBELLTOWN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

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EID: 84865503444     PISSN: 01565788     EISSN: 14498944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AH11076     Document Type: Article

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