Instrument for objective assessment of appropriateness of surgical bed occupancy: validation study.

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Published in BMJ on June 07, 2003

Authors

Afshin Alijani1, George B Hanna, Dorin Ziyaie, Suzanne L Burns, Kenneth L Campbell, Marion E T McMurdo, Alfred Cuschieri

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Surgery and Molecular Oncology, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee DD1 9SY.

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