Patterns of attendance of care home residents to an Emergency Department.
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Authors Eric Witt, Emergency Department, Chase Farm Hospital, Enfield Claire Goodman, Centre for Research in Primary and Community Care, University of Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, UK Ashis Banerjee, Emergency Department, Chase Farm Hospital, Enfield Tricia Scott, Centre for Research in Primary and Community Care, University of Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, UK Sarah Amador, Centre for Research in Primary and Community Care, University of Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, UK
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عنوان ژورنال:
- European journal of emergency medicine : official journal of the European Society for Emergency Medicine
دوره 20 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013