Census of Ligurian Internal Medicine Wards of non-teaching hospitals

Italian Journal of Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 246-252

  La Regina, Micaela ^a   Orlandini, Francesco ^a   Berisso, Giovanni ^b   Scudeletti, Marco ^b   Haupt, Enrico ^b   Franceschini, Roberto ^b   Parodi, Mario Pilade ^b   Zavarise, Gianmaria ^b   Venzano, Carlo ^b   Lo Pinto, Giuliano ^b   Antonucci, Giancarlo ^b   De Franceschi, Teresiano ^b   Artom, Alberto ^b   Parodi, Lionello ^b   Tassara, Rodolfo ^b   Martini, Franco ^b   Rizzi, Guido ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Dept of Internal Medicine ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Clinical competence; Internal medicine wards; Medical wards; Progressive patient care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEART; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERNAL MEDICINE WARD; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; LENGTH OF STAY; PRODUCTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKILL; TEACHING HOSPITAL; ULTRASOUND; WARD;

EID: 84919421894     PISSN: 18779344     EISSN: 18779352     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/itjm.2014.434     Document Type: Article

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