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Case Reports
. 2015 Jun;10(6):415-7.
doi: 10.1002/jhm.2320. Epub 2015 Jan 28.

Interhospital transfers: The need for standards

Kiran Gupta  1   2 , Stephanie K Mueller  2   3
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Case Reports

Interhospital transfers: The need for standards

Kiran Gupta et al. J Hosp Med. 2015 Jun.
No abstract available

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