Factors associated with discharge against medical advice among patients in University Of Calabar Teaching Hospital Calabar (UCTH)
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عنوان ژورنال: Global Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1118-0579
DOI: 10.4314/gjpas.v22i1.11