Death takes a weekend

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 372, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 402-405

  Klass, Perri ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEATH; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PATIENT; MANPOWER; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; TIME;

HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84921857090     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1413363     Document Type: Article

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