Waiting-list buster.
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چکیده
THE GOVERNMENTS new initiative to cut hospital waiting lists is too simplistic and underfunded to be effective, nurses have warned.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Nursing standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987)
دوره 12 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1997