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Impact of a medical admissions proforma on the quality of medical admission documentation in a general acute hospital in Ireland

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  1. Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Beaumont Hospital Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

    M. Tomkins

  2. Department of Medicine, Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan, Co Meath, Ireland

    M. Okon & W. Bourke

  3. Department of Medical Administration, Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan, Co Meath, Ireland

    M. Dunne

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Tomkins, M., Okon, M., Dunne, M. et al. Impact of a medical admissions proforma on the quality of medical admission documentation in a general acute hospital in Ireland. Ir J Med Sci 189, 71–73 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11845-019-02069-6

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