Hospital overcrowding: a threat to patient safety?
The Medical Journal of AustraliaPublished 1 March 2006
Peter Cameron
Citations76
SJR quartileQ1
SJR score1.51
SNIP1.48
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Managing access block involves reducing hospital demand and optimising bed capacity to improve access to quality and reduce costs.
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Managing access block involves reducing hospital demand and optimising bed capacity.
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