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. 2016 Jul 9;388(10040):108-11.

doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)30505-0. Epub 2016 May 10.

Is hospital mortality higher at weekends? If so, why?

Nick Black¹

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¹ Department of Health Services Research and Policy, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London WC1H 9SH, UK. Electronic address: nick.black@lshtm.ac.uk.

PMID: 27178478
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)30505-0

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Is hospital mortality higher at weekends? If so, why?

Nick Black. Lancet. 2016.

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. 2016 Jul 9;388(10040):108-11.

doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)30505-0. Epub 2016 May 10.

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Nick Black¹

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¹ Department of Health Services Research and Policy, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London WC1H 9SH, UK. Electronic address: nick.black@lshtm.ac.uk.

PMID: 27178478
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)30505-0

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