Regional Variation in Hospital Mortality and 30-day Mortality for Injured Medicare Patients
β Scribed by Adam S. Gorra; David E. Clark; Richard J. Mullins; Michael A. DeLorenzo
- Book ID
- 105980081
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 177 KB
- Volume
- 32
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0364-2313
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