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Overview of Hospital Medicine

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  1. Division of Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA

    David J. McAdams M.D.

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  1. University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213-3404, USA

    Michael A. DeVita M.D. (Associate Professor of Critical Care Medicine and Internal Medicine and Associate Medical Director) (Associate Professor of Critical Care Medicine and Internal Medicine and Associate Medical Director)

  2. UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213-3404, USA

    Michael A. DeVita M.D. (Associate Professor of Critical Care Medicine and Internal Medicine and Associate Medical Director) (Associate Professor of Critical Care Medicine and Internal Medicine and Associate Medical Director)

  3. The Simpson Centre for Health Services Research, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, New South Wales, 1871, Australia

    Kenneth Hillman M.D. (Co-Director of Critical Care) (Co-Director of Critical Care)

  4. Austin Hospital, Heidelberg, Victoria, 3084, Australia

    Rinaldo Bellomo M.D. (Director of Intensive Care Research) (Director of Intensive Care Research)

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McAdams, D.J. (2006). Overview of Hospital Medicine. In: DeVita, M.A., Hillman, K., Bellomo, R. (eds) Medical Emergency Teams. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-27921-0_5

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