Improving Elderly Patient Discharge Summaries
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Proceedings of the International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2327-8595,2327-8595
DOI: 10.1177/2327857920091054