Trend of Hospital Readmissions, Mortality, ER Visits and Observation Room Stays in Clostridium difficile Infection Cases in Medicare Advantage Population

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  • Reshma Bhattacharjee
  • Zulkarnain Pulungan
  • Christie Tiegland
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دوره 6  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2014