Hospital overcrowding: a threat to patient safety?

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Cameron, PA [1 ]
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[1] Monash Univ, Cent & Eastern Clin Sch, Alfred Hosp, Pre Hosp & Emergency Trauma Grp, Prahran, Vic 3004, Australia
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10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00200.x
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R5 [内科学];
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