Leaving Against Medical Advice (AMA): Risk of 30-Day Mortality and Hospital Readmission
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Rates of readmission and death associated with leaving hospital against medical advice: a population-based study.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of General Internal Medicine
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0884-8734,1525-1497
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-010-1371-4