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. 2007 Dec 22;335(7633):1316-7.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39420.392373.BE.

Visiting times

Sadia Ismail  1 , Graham Mulley
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Visiting times

Sadia Ismail et al. BMJ. .

Abstract

Sadia Ismail and Graham Mulley discuss the evolution of rules surrounding visiting patients in hospital

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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Fig 1 Visiting hours is an emotive topic (York Press 25 August, 2007)
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Fig 2 Front and back views of visiting card from St Bartholomew’s Hospital, 1932
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