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Safety in numbers: lack of evidence to indicate the number of physicians needed to provide safe acute medical care.

Sabin J, Subbe CP, Vaughan L, et al. Safety in numbers: lack of evidence to indicate the number of physicians needed to provide safe acute medical care. Clin Med (Lond). 2014;14(5):462-7. doi:10.7861/clinmedicine.14-5-462.

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November 5, 2014
Sabin J, Subbe CP, Vaughan L, et al. Clin Med (Lond). 2014;14(5):462-7.
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Sabin J, Subbe CP, Vaughan L, et al. Safety in numbers: lack of evidence to indicate the number of physicians needed to provide safe acute medical care. Clin Med (Lond). 2014;14(5):462-7. doi:10.7861/clinmedicine.14-5-462.