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The background and development of hospital medicine as a specialty globally

the challenges of international hospital medicine

Guilerme BarcelosEsteban GandaraVandad YousefiFelipe LucenaNin-Chieh HsuTheodora ValovskaKevin Conrad

pp. 271-283

Abstract

Hospital Medicine has been well-established component of healthcare in other countries prior to its rapid expansion in the United States. Although there are similar characteristics, many differences exist. This chapter provides an external view of Hospital Medicine in the United States as well as an overview of programs in several countries.

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Conrad Kevin (2018) Clinical approaches to hospital medicine: advances, updates and controversies. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 271-283

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-64774-6_19

Full citation:

Barcelos Guilerme, Gandara Esteban, Yousefi Vandad, Lucena Felipe, Hsu Nin-Chieh, Valovska Theodora, Conrad Kevin (2018) „The background and development of hospital medicine as a specialty globally: the challenges of international hospital medicine“, In: K. Conrad (ed.), Clinical approaches to hospital medicine, Dordrecht, Springer, 271–283.