European Journal of Internal Medicine
Volume 20, Issue 5 , Pages 465-469 , September 2009

Hospital medicine (Part 2): What would improve acute hospital care?

Received 17 November 2008 ,Accepted 18 December 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2008.12.015

European Journal of Internal Medicine
Volume 20, Issue 5 , Pages 465-469 , September 2009

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