Internal medicine and emergency admissions: from a national hospital discharge records (SDO) study to a regional analysis

In Italy, the number of internists has grown by 10% since 1990 reaching 11,435 units, they manage 39,000 beds in 1060 Internal Medicine (IM) wards. The Internists are expected to ensure a cost-effective management of poly-pathological and complex patients. A collaborative study between the Federatio...

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Main Authors: Filomena Pietrantonio, Laura Piasini, Federico Spandonaro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2016-02-01
Series:Italian Journal of Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.italjmed.org/index.php/ijm/article/view/674