Effect of Expansion of Long-Term Care Hospitals on Elderly Hospitalization in Acute Care Hospitals
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Long-term acute care hospitals.
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عنوان ژورنال: Korean Journal of Health Policy and Administration
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1225-4266
DOI: 10.4332/kjhpa.2009.19.1.081