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Do ‘Virtual Wards’ reduce rates of unplanned hospital admissions and at what cost?  A research protocol using propensity matched controls Cover

Do ‘Virtual Wards’ reduce rates of unplanned hospital admissions and at what cost? A research protocol using propensity matched controls

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|Jul 2011

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.654 | Journal eISSN: 1568-4156
Language: English
Published on: Jul 4, 2011
Published by: Igitur publishing
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2011 Geraint Hywel Lewis, Martin Bardsley, Rhema Vaithianathan, Adam Steventon, Theo Georghiou, John Billings, Jennifer Dixon, published by Igitur publishing
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