The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 118, Issue 5 , Pages 536-543 , May 2005

A comparison of two hospitalist models with traditional care in a community teaching hospital

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PII: S0002-9343(05)00070-7

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2005.01.027

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 118, Issue 5 , Pages 536-543 , May 2005

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