Acceptability of identification bracelets for hospital inpatients

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Acceptability of identification bracelets for hospital inpatients.

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عنوان ژورنال: Quality and Safety in Health Care

سال: 2004

ISSN: 1475-3898,1475-3901

DOI: 10.1136/qhc.13.5.344