Variations in Hospital Admission Rates: A Review of the Literature
- ISBN-10
- 1870551958
- ISBN-13
- 9781870551953
- Category
- Hospitals
- Pages
- 85
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1989
- Authors
- Diana Sanders, Angela Coulter, Klim McPherson
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