Inpatient Readmissions and Emergency Department Visits within 30 Days of a Hospital Admission

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عنوان ژورنال: Western Journal of Emergency Medicine

سال: 2015

ISSN: 1936-900X,1936-9018

DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2015.8.26157