Discharge against medical advice in a pediatric emergency center in the State of Qatar
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Emergency Medicine, Trauma and Acute Care
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1999-7094
DOI: 10.5339/jemtac.2012.4