The winter bed crisisquantifying seasonal effects on hospital bed usage
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Seasonal patterns of hospital use in Winnipeg: implications for managing winter bed crises.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: QJM
سال: 1999
ISSN: 1460-2393
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/92.4.199