Emergency admission of patients to general surgical beds: attitudes of general practitioners, surgical trainees, and consultants in Liverpool, UK.

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Published in J Epidemiol Community Health on June 01, 1997

Authors

P McCulloch1, J Bowyer, T Fitzsimmons, M Johnson, D Lowe, R Ward

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1: Department of Surgery, University of Liverpool.

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